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privilege privilegesprivilegingprivileged

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nounA privilege is a special right or advantage that only one person or group has.The Russian Federation has issued a decree abolishing special privileges for government officials....the ancient powers and privileges of the House of Commons.If you talk about privilege, you are talking about the power and advantage that only a small group of people have, usually because of their wealth or their high social class.Pironi was the son of privilege and wealth, and it showed.Having been born to privilege in old Hollywood, she was carrying on a family tradition by acting.You can use privilege in expressions such as be a privilege or have the privilege when you want to show your appreciation of someone or something or to show your respect .It must be a privilege to know such a man.I had the privilege of meeting Mandela at the only service of the Order of Merit he attended.verbTo privilege someone or something means to treat them better or differently than other people or things rather than treat them all equally....privileging a structure that rewards the fastest, strongest, and wealthiest among us.They are privileging a tiny number to the disadvantage of the rest. C1

word	privilege
definition	noun A privilege is a special right or advantage that only one person or group has. The Russian Federation has issued a decree abolishing special privileges for government officials. ...the ancient powers and privileges of the House of Commons. If you talk about privilege, you are talking about the power and advantage that only a small group of people have, usually because of their wealth or their high social class. Pironi was the son of privilege and wealth, and it showed. Having been born to privilege in old Hollywood, she was carrying on a family tradition by acting. You can use privilege in expressions such as be a privilege or have the privilege when you want to show your appreciation of someone or something or to show your respect . It must be a privilege to know such a man. I had the privilege of meeting Mandela at the only service of the Order of Merit he attended. verb To privilege someone or something means to treat them better or differently than other people or things rather than treat them all equally. ...privileging a structure that rewards the fastest, strongest, and wealthiest among us. They are privileging a tiny number to the disadvantage of the rest.
inflections	privilegesprivilegingprivileged
cefr-level	C1

Privilege Special Advantage Group People Show Treat Privileging