privilegedpriv‧i‧leged /ˈprɪvəlɪdʒd/ ●●○ adjective 
Students from a privileged background have an advantage at university. Only the privileged few can afford private education. b)the privileged [plural] people who are privileged► see thesaurus at rich2having a special advantage or a chance to do something that most people cannot do: Kylie feels fortunate to be in such a privileged position because of her successful TV career.be privileged to do something I was privileged to lead the team.3law privileged information is private and is not allowed to be made public by law
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a member of the privileged class
- In many countries today only a privileged minority get the chance of going to university.
- Taylor enjoyed privileged access to the presidential files.
- As for the army, it is a proud and privileged, secretive and insulated institution.
- I really enjoyed our conversations and feel privileged to have shared their very personal experiences.
- It was an ancient, historic weapon that d'Arquebus had been privileged to handle.
- Ministers were as anxious as their predecessors to preserve Britain's privileged position in the Western alliance.
- Nizan occupied a privileged position in Sartre's life both intellectually and emotionally.
- Their old privileged status is gone.
- There were a number of such privileged gatehouse stations to the aristocracy.
- Thus even for the privileged few the length of time during which they can enjoy their peak earnings is being restricted.
THESAURUS
having a lot of money – used about people and places: · She married a rich Greek shipowner.· one of the world’s richest nations
rich – used about people and places, especially when they have been rich for a long time: · wealthy landowners· Orange County is a very wealthy area.· a wealthy Arab businessman
formal rich – used about societies, groups of people, or areas where people live, where people have nice houses and a lot of expensive possessions: · today’s affluent society· affluent young professionals· an affluent suburb of Boston
formal rich – used about places and groups of people, especially when their money is related to success in business: · Sales have grown fastest in the more prosperous areas of the south.· prosperous merchants and bankers
fairly rich compared to other people, so that you can live very comfortably: · Her parents are pretty well-off.· children from well-off families
written rich – used especially in the past about families and people who had a fairly high position in society: · Only well-to-do families could afford to send their children to university.· The Westons were now well-to-do and there was no necessity for work.
having special advantages because your family have a lot of money and a high position in society: · He comes from a privileged background.· The sport was only played by a privileged few.
[not before noun] having enough money to have a nice life without having to worry about money: · I wouldn’t say that we were rich – just comfortably off.
informal to be extremely rich: · They’ve got two houses and a boat – they must be rolling in it.· Her books were so successful that she’s loaded now.
Longman Language Activatorbelonging to the highest class belonging to the class of people who originally had most of the money and power, especially families that own a lot of land: · Most senior politicians in the UK are from upper-class families.· He spoke with an upper-class accent.
the people who belong to families that own a lot of land, and used to have a lot of power, and have special titles before their names, like 'Lord' or 'Lady' - used especially when you are talking about the past: the aristocracy: · Daughters of rich merchants would often marry into the aristocracy.
having a high position in society that has special, and usually unfair, advantages such as power, money and the best education: · In many countries today only a privileged minority get the chance of going to university.
a small group of rich and powerful people who have special, unfair advantages that other people do not have: · The President has been accused of developing policies in favor of a small elite.· The sort of goods once reserved for the elite are now available to everyone.
British spoken use this about someone who behaves and speaks in a way in which upper-class people usually behave or speak: · Will your posh university friends be coming tonight?posh school/hotel/restaurant etc (=one that is very expensive, that rich people go to): · She went to a posh girls' school in Switzerland.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Only the privileged few can afford private education. Kylie feels fortunate to be in such a privileged position because of her successful TV career.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
Only the privileged few can afford private education. Kylie feels fortunate to be in such a privileged position because of her successful TV career.· 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 CORPUSNOUN· Most trainees enjoy privileged access to top executives.
· In addition a doctor mentioned the advantage of his privileged background and several people indicated that they came from medical families.
· Control of kinship linkages lies at the heart of privileged class reproduction.
· Modern surveys have revealed the extent to which the public expects the Royal Family to earn its privileged position.· Can they reach point B, thereby preserving their privileged position as insiders?· Men are in a very privileged position.· The Corinthians are not in the privileged position of judges between theological niceties.· For most students education in the universities and professional and technical colleges promised access to a relatively privileged position in society.· Of these five children two others also gave up their privileged positions in society to promote a new order.· The privileged position of the nobility seemed threatened, too, by the growing professionalization of the bureaucracy and the army.· Ministers were as anxious as their predecessors to preserve Britain's privileged position in the Western alliance.
· The settlers were determined to retain their privileged status.· Their old privileged status is gone.· They had no specially privileged status.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1a)having advantages because of your wealth, social position etc OPP underprivileged: - 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.
Students from a privileged background have an advantage at university. Only the privileged few can afford private education. b)the privileged [plural] people who are privileged► see thesaurus at rich2having a special advantage or a chance to do something that most people cannot do: Kylie feels fortunate to be in such a privileged position because of her successful TV career.be privileged to do something I was privileged to lead the team.3law privileged information is private and is not allowed to be made public by law