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.
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Exclude privileged materials Do not upload attorney-client privileged communications or work product into the room; doing so can create significant legal risk.
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Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Critics cited in the report describe Ok Mart not as organic entrepreneurship but as a product of privileged access—its growth coinciding with Rodríguez’s consolidation of authority inside the state.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
The forensic investigation revealed that the junior staffer used a software program to locate and download about a dozen exchanges, some legally privileged, between Palmer and two senior division lawyers.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2026
Trump knows it, but still took a stab from his privileged bully pulpit in Switzerland with the zeal of neocolonialism.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 21 Jan. 2026
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Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Critics cited in the report describe Ok Mart not as organic entrepreneurship but as a product of privileged access—its growth coinciding with Rodríguez’s consolidation of authority inside the state.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
The forensic investigation revealed that the junior staffer used a software program to locate and download about a dozen exchanges, some legally privileged, between Palmer and two senior division lawyers.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2026
Trump knows it, but still took a stab from his privileged bully pulpit in Switzerland with the zeal of neocolonialism.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Privileged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/privileged. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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