privilegenoun
uk/ˈprɪv.əl.ɪdʒ/us/ˈprɪv.əl.ɪdʒ/C1 [ C or U ] an advantage that only one person or group of people has, usually because of their position or because they are rich:
Healthcare should be a right, not a privilege.
Senior management enjoy certain privileges, such as company cars and health insurance.
C1 [ S ] an opportunity to do something special or enjoyable:
I had the privilege of interviewing Picasso in the 1960s.
It was a real privilege to meet her.
[ U ] the way in which rich people or people from a high social class have most of the advantages in society:
a life of privilege
[ C or U ] specialized law the special right that some people in authority have that allows them to do or say things that other people are not allowed to:
diplomatic/parliamentary privilege
More examples
- The leaders were often more concerned with status and privilege than with the problems of the people.
- There are no special privileges for the managers.
- It was a privilege to work with her and she will be sadly missed.
- Frequent fliers receive travel privileges.
- an abuse/misuse of privilege
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Advantage and disadvantage
- a free ride idiom
- a stick to beat sb with idiom
- advantage
- an ace up your sleeve idiom
- attraction
- be/stay/keep one jump ahead idiom
- cash
- cash in on sth
- edge
- fish
- in the right place at the right time idiom
- it's tough at the top idiom
- lock in sth
- lock sb out of sth
- lose out
- profit
- profit from sth
- upside
- you've got nothing to lose idiom
- your best/strongest/trump card idiom
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Pleasure and happiness
Rich and wealthy
Not punishing & reducing punishment