transcription, транскрипция: [ prɪvɪlɪdʒ ]
( privileges, privileging, privileged)
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A privilege is a special right or advantage that only one person or group has.
The Russian Federation has issued a decree abolishing special privileges for government officials.
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2.
If you talk about privilege , you are talking about the power and advantage that only a small group of people have, usually because of their wealth or their high social class.
Pironi was the son of privilege and wealth, and it showed...
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You can use privilege in expressions such as be a privilege or have the privilege when you want to show your appreciation of someone or something or to show your respect.
It must be a privilege to know such a man...
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4.
To privilege someone or something means to treat them better or differently than other people or things rather than treat them all equally.
They are privileging a tiny number to the disadvantage of the rest.
= favour
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