privileging
Treating as superior
Privileging is the act of granting special advantage or priority to something over alternatives.
Academic and critical writing favor this form: The curriculum has been criticized for privileging Western perspectives.
To privilege one thing is to treat it as more important or valid than others: The algorithm privileges recent content over older posts.
Favored choice among alternatives
- priorityStatus of greater importance
- preferential treatmentAdvantages given selectively
- entitlementAssumed right to benefits
- accessRight to enter
opportunity · benefit · perquisite · concession · exemption · dispensation · head start · leg up
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- unfairnessUnjust or biased treatment
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
favoritism · nepotism · cronyism · sexism · racism · ableism · classism · xenophobia
Controlling access to something
- restricted accessEntry limited to authorized individuals
- selectiveChoosing with care
- VIPNotable, for short
- members-onlyRestricted to enrolled participants
insider · cloistered · segregation · marginalization · exclusionary · in-group · out-group · barrier
Superior influence over others
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- controlAuthority to direct
- influencePower to affect others
- supremacyHighest rank or power
hegemony · ascendancy · subjugation · oppression · coercion · imperialism · colonialism · exploitation
Superior select group
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
- upper-classSocially and economically privileged
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- plutocracyRule by the rich
oligarchy · establishment · ruling class · bourgeoisie · gentry · hegemony · caste · stratification
preference
Favored choice among alternatives
- priorityStatus of greater importance
- preferential treatmentAdvantages given selectively
- entitlementAssumed right to benefits
access · opportunity · benefit · perquisite · concession · exemption · dispensation · head start · leg up · edge
prejudice
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- unfairnessUnjust or biased treatment
bigotry · favoritism · nepotism · cronyism · sexism · racism · ableism · classism · xenophobia · ethnocentrism
gatekeeping
Controlling access to something
- restricted accessEntry limited to authorized individuals
- selectiveChoosing with care
- VIPNotable, for short
members-only · insider · cloistered · segregation · marginalization · exclusionary · in-group · out-group · barrier · closed door
dominance
Superior influence over others
supremacy · hegemony · ascendancy · subjugation · oppression · coercion · imperialism · colonialism · exploitation · disenfranchisement
elite
Superior select group
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
- upper-classSocially and economically privileged
- nobilityTitled ruling class
plutocracy · oligarchy · establishment · ruling class · bourgeoisie · gentry · hegemony · caste · stratification · pecking order
- Accreditationsite visits, credentialing, corrective action
- Medical CredentialsMD, RN, NP, PA, BSN
privilegingdisadvantaging
Putting in unfavorable position
penalizing · disfavoring · marginalizing · deprioritizing · subordinating
privilegingequalizing
Making uniform or level
leveling · democratizing · standardizing · normalizing · neutralizing
privilegingforbidding
Intimidatingly stern or hostile
prohibiting · banning · restricting · barring · denying
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