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privilege
noun as in right, due
Strongest matches
advantage, allowance, authority, authorization, benefit, concession, due, entitlement, exemption, freedom, immunity, license, opportunity, prerogative, right
Strong matches
appanage, appurtenance, birthright, boon, chance, charter, claim, event, favor, franchise, grant, liberty, perquisite, sanction
Example Sentences
Singh says one of the reasons for the relative shortage of such stories could be that the people creating them are "insulated" due to their privilege.
Some Democrats have urged President Biden to offer the same clemency not only to political figures towards whom Trump bears a grudge, but also to less privileged individuals jailed for nonviolent offenses.
Being a professional drama critic is a great privilege, but it’s the critical sensibility that I’m most anxious to preserve in an age of increasingly militant dogma.
When a House committee sought documents and testimony from Mr. Navarro about his efforts to overturn the election, he rebuffed them, citing “executive privilege.”
One mourner wrote: "I had the privilege to teach Chloe. She was such a bubbly, bright and beautiful girl."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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