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Privilege
/pɹˈɪvɪlɪdʒ/
/ˈpɹɪvɪɫədʒ/, /ˈpɹɪvɪɫɪdʒ/, /ˈpɹɪvɫədʒ/, /ˈpɹɪvɫɪdʒ/to privilege
01
to give special advantages or rights to someone or something
Transitive: to privilege sb
Example
The manager privileged certain employees with additional responsibilities.
The scholarship program privileges students based on academic achievement.
Society should not privilege one group over another in terms of opportunities.
Privilege
01
a special right, immunity or advantage that only a particular person or group has
Example
Access to education is a privilege that not everyone has.
He felt it was a privilege to work with such talented colleagues.
The club offers exclusive privileges to its members.
02
a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)
03
(law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship
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