privilege1 nounprivilege2 verb
privilegepriv‧i‧lege1 /ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ/ ●●○ W3 noun 
WORD ORIGINprivilege
Origin:
1100-1200 Old French, Latin privilegium ‘law for or against a private person’, from privatus ( ➔ PRIVATE1) + lex ‘law’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- A good education should not just be a privilege of the rich.
- Compton grew up in an atmosphere of privilege in the best part of St. Louis.
- Countries within the European Community grant certain commercial privileges to each other.
- Foreign diplomats have all kinds of special privileges.
- If convicted, he could lose his diplomatic privileges.
- If prisoners behave well they are allowed the privilege of visiting their families at the weekend.
- If the chores aren't done by the time the timer goes off, the kids lose privileges such as TV time.
- Not everyone has the privilege of a private education.
- Why should famous people be given special privileges?
- But he fought privilege rather than use it wisely.
- But surely she owed her beloved that honour at least, the honour of single combat, which is a dragon's privilege.
- Strauss alleged that this was an infringement of his absolute privilege of free speech and as such was a contempt of Parliament.
- The higher rate includes the privilege of reserving screening carrels in advance.
- They did not give up their privileges easily.
- Voting for the Baseball Hall of Fame is an enormous privilege, and it should be taken seriously by those involved.
Longman Language Activatorsomething that makes you more likely to be successful
something that makes someone more likely to be successful, especially compared to other people: have an advantage: · People who have been to university have a big advantage when it comes to finding jobs.advantage over: · I had already lived in France for a year, so I had a big advantage over the other students.give somebody an advantage: · Taxes on imports gave Japanese companies an unfair advantage.
something or someone that is valuable because they help you to succeed: · A sense of humour is an important asset for any teacher.be an asset to something: · Laney continues to be a great asset to the company.
a special advantage or right that only a few people have, for example because their family is rich or because they have an important job: · Foreign diplomats have all kinds of special privileges.· Countries within the European Community grant certain commercial privileges to each other.the privilege of something: · Not everyone has the privilege of a private education.
a special right belonging to one person or group a special right or advantage given to a person or group, because of their high social position, because they are a member of a club etc: · A good education should not just be a privilege of the rich.give somebody a privilege: · Why should famous people be given special privileges?lose a privilege: · If the chores aren't done by the time the timer goes off, the kids lose privileges such as TV time.the privilege of doing something: · If prisoners behave well they are allowed the privilege of visiting their families at the weekend.
formal a special right that only a particular person or group has because of their importance or position: · In the old days, a university education was the prerogative of the rich.prerogative to do something: · The governor has the prerogative to free prisoners.
a right that you should have because you have been born into a particular family, country, class etc: · The President ended his speech by saying "Dignity and self-respect are the birthright of every American citizen."· She seemed to regard an easy, comfortable life as some kind of birthright.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
He had no special privileges and was treated just like every other prisoner. Today, we have the privilege of listening to two very unusual men. I had the great privilege to play for Yorkshire.
He had no special privileges and was treated just like every other prisoner. Today, we have the privilege of listening to two very unusual men. I had the great privilege to play for Yorkshire. (=a breaking of the rules about what a Member of Parliament can do or say)
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES· All the top jobs were taken by people from privileged backgrounds.
(=people with advantages because of their wealth, social position etc)· Holidays abroad used to be only for the rich and privileged classes.
· The public expects the Royal Family to earn its privileged position.
(=when someone has advantages because their family is wealthy)· Due to his privileged upbringing, he finds it difficult to identify with ordinary people.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· Difficulties have arisen as to whether letters written to Ministers by M.P.s in the course of their duties are covered by absolute privilege.· Strauss alleged that this was an infringement of his absolute privilege of free speech and as such was a contempt of Parliament.· Communications between a person and his legal advisor have absolute privilege which can only be waived by the client.
· His sentence is for a civil matter, so he is entitled to certain privileges denied to inmates convicted of criminal offences.· Here it fell upon certain privileges and joys.· It is also true that he accorded certain privileges to the Roman Church, as well as to other religious institutions.· If the government acted upon this report the Raika stood to gain certain privileges.· Victory bestows upon the victors certain privileges.
· This safeguard is required in the analogous area of executive claims of privilege for secrets of state.· This is no time for waffling, hedging, or invoking executive privilege.· The closely related executive privilege situation is treated similarly.
· It was a great privilege to become the Member for Worcester.· With greater privilege comes greater responsibility.· To have played with them then, and still to be in contact, is a great privilege and pleasure.· Tradition dies hard in the Hebrides and to be one of the guga hunters was considered a great privilege in Hess.· I have had the great privilege to know some very talented young people whose dreams did come true.· Passing on life to another generation is seen as a great privilege and joy.· It is a very great privilege to be chosen to represent this ward for the next three years.
· The papers were entitled to legal professional privilege.· The same principle may be applied in legal proceedings where privilege is claimed.· There are exceptions in respect of legal professional privilege and banking confidentiality.· Community law acknowledges the principle of legal privilege.· The defendants objected to disclosure on ground that it was protected by legal professional privilege.· The obligation of confidence is of wider ambit than legal professional privilege.· It is not covered by legal professional privilege.
· It must have been a breach of Parliamentary privilege.· In terms of both history and function, the chief feature of parliamentary privilege is freedom of speech.· I agree that the House is not inhibited by any Parliamentary privilege in deciding this appeal.· The final issue before the Court was whether, in looking at Parliamentary material, the Court breached Parliamentary privilege.
· The rule that qualified privilege protects bonafide responses to criticism assists newspapers which offer a right of reply.· The freedom of speech protected by the law of qualified privilege may be availed of by all sorts and conditions of men.· If it is found not to be true, the member may claim qualified privilege if he acted without malice.· The defence of qualified privilege has been developed in accordance with social needs.
· He had received a special trading privilege from Rudolf in 1592 and became the richest man in Prague.· The company car, the company plane, the special privileges will have to be justified.· There were no special privileges for the Hollywood star.· The problem is the special privileges that a group known as floor traders have, according to the mutual fund industry.· Some one wrote in all capital letters that unqualified disabled workers were slacking off and getting special privileges.· The old were regarded with respect and age had its special privilege and authority.· Devote most of your time to reinforcing good behavior, with smiles, hugs, compliments or special privileges.
VERB· The man was one of several patients at Ashworth Hospital in Merseyside allowed the privilege.· But Pertwee was allowed one privilege that was reserved for very, very few.
· If he is able to claim privilege for the document, a copy may be admitted instead of the original.· If only the rest of Mitford could claim that privilege.· Landowners and others who claimed rights and privileges within the forest were summoned to attend, and to produce warrant therefor.· If it is found not to be true, the member may claim qualified privilege if he acted without malice.· To venture into such murky waters claiming scholarly privilege, the scholarship must be beyond reproach.· I claim the privilege of age.· Both Nina and Zadkine claim the privilege of introducing them.· Rival churches had claimed tithes and privileges which belonged to Bec.
· Until the physical appearance of puberty a girl enjoys the privilege of being regarded as an image of the great Goddess.· Perhaps he put it to himself that she enjoyed so many privileges, what more did she want?· Importantly, the Foundation does not enjoy the privileges of immunity of the Sovereign State.· Sport enjoys peculiar privilege, sometimes acting in isolation if not oblivion from the real world.· What we have at the moment is a hybrid system, whereby broadcasters enjoy exorbitant privileges.· The detective enjoyed the sense of privilege imparted by being an insider.· On the other hand, why is capital welcome to cross borders unhampered while people do not enjoy similar privileges?· Government policy was not to reduce the privileges of those who enjoyed privileges, but rather to make them pay.
· Its administrative monopoly gave it special privileges and preferential economic treatment.· And that, of course, gave him the privilege of naming it.· They did not give up their privileges easily.· Who gave them the privilege not of working but of deciding how to?· Nicholas was never given that privilege.· In order to develop a hierarchy of users, certain users are given the privilege to create new users.· Does it not give male human beings privilege within the religion?· In this way the law ensured that the government was given no unfair privileges or advantages over its citizens.
· Women too suffered the same fate unless granted the privilege of the sword.· In return, major donors were granted various privileges, depending on how much they had given.· If you can't see whether an obligation has been met, you can't readily grant a privilege.· Young people are keen to be granted the privileges of being adult, while parents major on the responsibilities involved.· This theory treats the company as an artificial entity whose separate legal personality is granted as a privilege by the state.
· The Profitboss steers clear of such indulgence, for in the end everyone pays dearly for the privilege of the few.· When he finished, I was prepared to pay him for the privilege of working at Salomon Brothers.· Ken said that many performers ought to pay managements for the privilege of working on the stage.· So there is a price to pay for the privilege of not paying an up front load.· Sometimes he would be able to hire a premium artist, one who paid him for the privilege of playing.· San Diegans will pay for the privilege.· In short, you pay for the privilege of being a walking billboard for Lee's past and future films.· He has paid for the privilege, he says, more dearly than most can understand.
· The right hon. Bruce Millan is no longer a Member of this House and therefore is not protected by privilege here.· The defendants objected to disclosure on ground that it was protected by legal professional privilege.
· Alison Jaggar, 1994 Every day terrible revenges are enacted on women who have dared to use their new privileges.· And she used her limited telephone privileges to air her opinions live on a local radio talk show.· Both are using the power of privilege and big corporate money to compensate for their mediocrity.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1[countable] a special advantage that is given only to one person or group of people: - A decade ago this was Checkpoint Charlie, one of the few gaps in an otherwise impenetrable barrier a hundred miles long.
- But then Jeffries said that that article was one of the few that had examined his ideas on the merits.
- Date palms are one of the few fruit trees that can be safely transplanted at full maturity.
- Hundreds of people could be seen walking along the roadside or waiting patiently for the few overcrowded buses.
- I had underlined the few shady connections which made it into the open.
- Stirling sensibly argued that it was illogical to form two new battalions when the few men he required were being denied him.
- The major drawback for all immigrant firms has been the difficulty in recruiting the few highly skilled key workers essential to production.
He had no special privileges and was treated just like every other prisoner.privilege of the privilege of a good education2[singular] something that you are lucky to have the chance to do, and that you enjoy very muchthe privilege of doing something Today, we have the privilege of listening to two very unusual men.the privilege to do something I had the great privilege to play for Yorkshire. It is a privilege to hear her play.3[uncountable] a situation in which people who are rich or of a high social class have many more advantages than other people: wealth and privilege4[uncountable] a situation in which doctors, lawyers etc are allowed to keep information about their discussions with their patients or clients secret from other people5[countable, uncountable] the right to do or say something unacceptable without being punished, especially in Parliamentbreach of privilege (=a breaking of the rules about what a Member of Parliament can do or say)privilege1 nounprivilege2 verb
privilegeprivilege2 verb [transitive] formal to treat some people or things better than others