privilege
Benefit for few
Privilege is a special right, advantage, or immunity granted to particular people or groups.
The wealthy enjoy privileges unavailable to others; Check your privilege asks someone to recognize unearned advantages.
A privileged communication is legally protected from disclosure.
To privilege something is to treat it as more important: The curriculum privileges Western authors.
As an adjective, privileged describes those who benefit from such advantages.
Entitlement from origin
- rightMorally proper or entitled
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- dueOwed or expected
expectation · presumption · deservedness · self-importance · arrogance · superiority · snobbery · narcissism
Advantage or gain
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- favorKind act or preference
- preferenceFavored choice among alternatives
- priorityStatus of greater importance
perk · perquisite · boon · asset · opportunity · advancement · convenience · blessing
Rule by hereditary elite
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- gentryHighborn but not noble
- upper-classSocially and economically privileged
- affluenceAbundance of money
wealth · prestige · status · blueblood · patrician · socialite · jet-set · exclusivity
Superior influence over others
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- influencePower to affect others
- hegemonyDominant group's control
- supremacyHighest rank or power
control · oppression · marginalization · disparity · inequality · hierarchy · patriarchy · heteronormative
Entry or confession
- entryAccess or submission
- membershipState of belonging
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- authorizationFormal permission granted
credentials · insider · gated · exclusive · restricted · backstage · private · members-only
Protected from harm
- waiverFormal surrender of rights
- dispensationOfficial permission to skip rules
- pardonOfficial release from punishment
- amnestyGroup pardon from authorities
reprieve · impunity · protection · exception · confidentiality · attorney-client · doctor-patient · spousal
birthright
Entitlement from origin
- rightMorally proper or entitled
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
due · expectation · presumption · deservedness · self-importance · arrogance · superiority · snobbery · narcissism · oblivious
benefit
Advantage or gain
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- favorKind act or preference
- preferenceFavored choice among alternatives
priority · perk · perquisite · boon · asset · opportunity · advancement · convenience · blessing · gain
aristocracy
Rule by hereditary elite
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- gentryHighborn but not noble
- upper-classSocially and economically privileged
affluence · wealth · prestige · status · blueblood · patrician · socialite · jet-set · exclusivity · VIP
dominance
Superior influence over others
supremacy · control · oppression · marginalization · disparity · inequality · hierarchy · patriarchy · heteronormative · able-bodied
admission
Entry or confession
- entryAccess or submission
- membershipState of belonging
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
authorization · credentials · insider · gated · exclusive · restricted · backstage · private · members-only · closed-door
immunity
Protected from harm
- waiverFormal surrender of rights
- dispensationOfficial permission to skip rules
- pardonOfficial release from punishment
amnesty · reprieve · impunity · protection · exception · confidentiality · attorney-client · doctor-patient · spousal · executive
- opulenceluxury, wealth, affluence, extravagance, opulence
- social classupper class, middle class, lower class, working class, social class
- tricky spellingsaccommodate, acknowledge, acquaintance, acquire, bureau
- aristocracylord, titles, lady, heraldry, noble titles
- feminismfeminism, feminist theory, gender equality, women's rights, feminist novels
- elite educationboarding schools, prep schools, private schools, international schools, elite schools
privilegedisadvantage
Unfavorable circumstance or condition
oppression · marginalization · discrimination · deprivation · hardship
privilegerestriction
Limit on action
prohibition · exclusion · disqualification · ban · proscription
privilegeburden
Oppressive weight or duty
obligation · duty · responsibility · liability · onus
- privileged statusUnearned societal advantage
- privileged upbringingChildhood of wealth, opportunity
- privileged informationLegally protected confidential knowledge
- check your privilege
- privileged classSocially advantaged group
- white privilegeSystemic benefits from pallor
privileged, privilege escalation, privileges, underprivileged, privileging, unprivileged, overprivileged, nonprivileged