{
    "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’."
}