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{
"term": "privilege",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a special right or advantage that a particular person or group of people has",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Education should be a universal right and not a privilege."
},
{
"text": "You can enjoy all the benefits and privileges of club membership."
},
{
"text": "Try not to abuse the privilege of being allowed more freedom."
},
{
"text": "Club members have special privileges, like being allowed to use the swimming pool."
},
{
"text": "Prisoners' behaviour is controlled by a system of punishments and privileges."
},
{
"text": "Real choice in education remains the privilege of the middle classes."
},
{
"text": "Top party officials were accused of granting privileges to their friends and family."
},
{
"text": "He was accused of abusing his diplomatic privileges."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["exclusive", "special", "class"],
"verb + privilege": ["enjoy", "exercise", "have"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the rights and advantages that rich and powerful people in a society have",
"labels": "(disapproving)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "As a member of the nobility, his life had been one of wealth and privilege."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "something that you are proud and lucky to have the opportunity to do",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I hope to have the privilege of working with them again."
},
{
"text": "It was a great privilege to hear her sing."
},
{
"text": "It is a great privilege to be attending this conference."
},
{
"text": "She had the rare privilege of a viewing of his private art collection."
},
{
"text": "I was given the dubious privilege of organizing the summer fair."
}
],
"synonyms": "honour",
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["enormous", "great", "rare"],
"verb + privilege": ["have", "give somebody"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "a special right to do or say things without being punished",
"labels": "(specialist)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "parliamentary privilege *(= the special right of members of parliament to say particular things without risking legal action)*"
},
{
"text": "**breach of privilege** *(= the breaking of rules about what a member of parliament can say and do)*"
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ/",
"audio": "pr/privilege/privilege__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ/",
"audio": "pr/privilege/privilege__us_1_rr.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: via Old French from Latin privilegium ‘bill or law affecting an individual’, from privus ‘private’ + lex, leg- ‘law’."
}