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

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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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