PRIVILEGED


Meaning of PRIVILEGED in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ prɪvɪlɪdʒd ]

1.

Someone who is privileged has an advantage or opportunity that most other people do not have, often because of their wealth or high social class.

They were, by and large, a very wealthy, privileged elite.

...I felt very privileged to work at the university.

ADJ

The privileged are people who are privileged.

They are only interested in preserving the power of the privileged...

N-PLURAL : the N

2.

Privileged information is known by only a small group of people, who are not legally required to give it to anyone else.

The data is privileged information, not to be shared with the general public...

= confidential

ADJ : usu ADJ n

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