as in honor
something granted as a special favor
the town's oldest resident will have the privilege of leading the parade kicking off the Heritage Celebration
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as in to entitle
to give a right to
only professionals who meet the education and experience requirements set by law are privileged to use the title "interior designer" in Oklahoma
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Recent Examples of privilege
Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2025
Still another level of access, administrator privileges, could grant the broad ability to control a system, including hiding evidence of other alterations.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
Betsy Andrews, Saveur, 9 Jan. 2025
In that way, these two installations privileged a kind of viewing that was sensual.
—The Artnews Awards Jury, ARTnews.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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Noun
In every other guest grouping, though, The White Lotus loops back to old patterns and types, shuffling around various characteristics and relationships like a kaleidoscope of privilege.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2025
Still another level of access, administrator privileges, could grant the broad ability to control a system, including hiding evidence of other alterations.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
Both can cause dysbiosis, or an imbalance in the microbiome, that can privilege bad bacteria over good.
—Betsy Andrews, Saveur, 9 Jan. 2025
In that way, these two installations privileged a kind of viewing that was sensual.
—The Artnews Awards Jury, ARTnews.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for privilege
Noun
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Despite that fact that artists don’t get paid for appearing in the Super Bowl Halftime show, it is considered a great honor to be asked.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
9 Feb. 2025
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Foxtrot, a border collie who emerged as a clear contender after scoring his second touchdown of the game, earned the honor.—
Emma Bowman,
NPR,
9 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The bill entitled, ‘’The Bringing Oversight to Washington and Safety to Every Resident (BOWSER) Act,’’ would take effect a year after passage.—
Deborah Barfield Berry,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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Missouri, for example, is entitled to review emails and other internal communications about Starbucks’ hiring practices and decisions, said Aaron Goldstein from Dorsey & Whitney.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Rapid firings and hirings across agencies may create uncertainty about who is authorized to access key systems.—
Sam Sabin,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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On Monday, the club brought back former general manager Farhan Zaidi in a special advisor role, according to a person with knowledge of the situation who wasn’t authorized to speak publicly.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2025
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Friday’s loss pushed Miami down a spot in the Eastern standings, to seventh, which would mean needing to qualify for a playoff spot through the play-in for a third consecutive year.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
8 Feb. 2025
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With fewer students qualifying for these programs, less staff and other resources will be needed.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Feb. 2025
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With this agreement, YouTube TV will continue to offer 100-plus channels and add-ons including Paramount+ and will enable more user choice in the future.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2025
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But there is a risk that his team's aggressive efforts could lead to the failure of government computer systems and enable Musk and his partners to profit off private information maintained by the government.—
FATIMA HUSSEIN AND JOSH BOAK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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