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privilege
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[ noun ] a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all
Used in print (The Atlanta Constitution...)Rep._Mac_Barber of Commerce is asking the House in a privilege resolution to `` endorse increased federal support for public education , provided_that such funds be received and expended '' as state funds . (Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)How many women had longed for the privilege that was hers . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)
Synonyms Examples "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males" Used in print (The Atlanta Constitution...)While emphasizing that technical details were not fully worked_out , Pelham said his resolution would seek to set_aside the privilege resolution which the House voted through 87 - 31 . Related terms |
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[ verb ] grant a privilege to
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[ noun ] (law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship
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