privileged
adjective
priv·i·leged
ˈpriv-lijd 
ˈpri-və-
1
: having or enjoying one or more privileges
privileged classes
2
: not subject to the usual rules or penalties because of some special circumstance
especially
: not subject to disclosure in a court of law
a privileged communication
Examples of privileged in a Sentence
He comes from a very privileged background.
The town attracts people who are wealthy and privileged.
The President's adviser has a privileged position of trust.
She had privileged access to the files.
Only the privileged few can become members of the club.
Recent Examples on the Web
Laws are not meant to be twisted and curated by privileged elites to fit their own personal agenda.
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Jen Juneau, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
But in the streaming era, Tranter says, there’s little more than a few privileged writers like him and a much wider swath of younger writers struggling to survive.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Similar to photography, autobiography holds a privileged relation to the illusion of reality.
—Lana Lin
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
China is now focused on being seen not as a disrupter but as the defender of the international order, putting a new spin on its long-standing effort to secure a privileged position in existing institutions and to boost its capacity to set norms and rules inside them.
—Jeffrey Prescott, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2025
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Jen Juneau, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
But in the streaming era, Tranter says, there’s little more than a few privileged writers like him and a much wider swath of younger writers struggling to survive.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Similar to photography, autobiography holds a privileged relation to the illusion of reality.
—Lana Lin
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
China is now focused on being seen not as a disrupter but as the defender of the international order, putting a new spin on its long-standing effort to secure a privileged position in existing institutions and to boost its capacity to set norms and rules inside them.
—Jeffrey Prescott, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Privileged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/privileged. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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