The phrase "a move favored" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a decision or action that is preferred or supported by someone or a group.
Example: "The strategy proposed by the team is a move favored by the majority of stakeholders."
Alternatives: "a preferred action" or "a supported decision."
Trump on Thursday endorsed Israeli control of the disputed Golan Heights, a move favored by Netanyahu.
Grassley has said he opposes giving Medicare the power to negotiate drug prices, a move favored by Democrats.
At about the same time, in a move favored by Secretary of War Jefferson Davis, the U.S. Camel Corps was founded.
The Senate Finance Committee is considering proposals to limit eligibility for subsidies, a move favored by some fiscally conservative Democrats in the House Blue Dog Coalition.
This June, California voters will have a chance to become the second state free of party primaries — a move favored by 68 percent of Republicans and 71 percent of Democrats there, according to a recent poll.
Several would like to give some of the 30 Blackhawks to the police -- a move favored by human rights groups that oppose helping an army with a long history of abuses.
The House move favored by the President today never came to a vote.
It was a clever exploitation of local cultural and religious bias — the sort of "divide and rule" move favored by intelligence agencies for centuries.
He earned Mrs. Clinton an advance of $8 million by auctioning her book, a move she favored to avoid the appearance "of a sweetheart deal," she said.
But in late 2011, Cuccinelli decided to enter the 2013 race for governor, and in mid-2012, hisupportersrs wrested control of the state party's central committee and voted to change the nominating process from an open statewide primary to a convention -- a move that favored the attorney general, who enjoys strong gras-roots support from Tea Party conservatives.
Given the Supreme Court's decision allowing corporations to spend unlimited, anonymous money on behalf of political candidates — a move that favors big, conservative-leaning donors over grass-roots contributions — someone should point out to him that that argument has lost whatever force it might once have had.
