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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Moreover, closed-door meetings between administration officials and major Bitcoin miners ahead of these announcements further highlight the risk of information asymmetry, where privileged market participants could gain undue advantage.
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Alexandra Andhov, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Mainstream narrative movies tether you to stories with strategies and techniques that — much like the ghost here — gives you a close, privileged angle on what’s happening.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
For forty-three years, until the referendum in 2016, officials in London had refracted every international question through the country’s simultaneous membership in the E.U. and its privileged access to U.S. power.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
In comparison to the voluminous records of later years, the documentary evidence for reconstructing the lives and experiences of even the most privileged and celebrated founders can be elusive.
—Karin Wulf / Made By History, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
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Alexandra Andhov, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Mainstream narrative movies tether you to stories with strategies and techniques that — much like the ghost here — gives you a close, privileged angle on what’s happening.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
For forty-three years, until the referendum in 2016, officials in London had refracted every international question through the country’s simultaneous membership in the E.U. and its privileged access to U.S. power.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
In comparison to the voluminous records of later years, the documentary evidence for reconstructing the lives and experiences of even the most privileged and celebrated founders can be elusive.
—Karin Wulf / Made By History, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Privileged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/privileged. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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