PRIVILEGED


Meaning of PRIVILEGED in English

1.

Someone who is ~ 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, ~ elite.

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

ADJ

The ~ are people who are ~.

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

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 ~ information, not to be shared with the general public...

= confidential

ADJ: usu ADJ n

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