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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Nowhere is this more apparent than one of the first kisses shared between Patrick (Jonathan Groff), a privileged white video game designer, and Richie (Raúl Castillo), the Mexican club doorman hopelessly in love with him.
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James Factora, Them., 26 Sep. 2025
The vulnerability can be exploited by low-privileged users to create a denial-of-service attack or by higher-privileged users to execute code that runs with unfettered root privileges.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Frank Emmert, executive director of the Center for International and Comparative Law at Indiana University and legal AI expert, told Fortune that open-source models can receive privileged information from attorneys that use them.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
Beware of biases and tilts to certain privileged groups.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
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James Factora, Them., 26 Sep. 2025
The vulnerability can be exploited by low-privileged users to create a denial-of-service attack or by higher-privileged users to execute code that runs with unfettered root privileges.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Frank Emmert, executive director of the Center for International and Comparative Law at Indiana University and legal AI expert, told Fortune that open-source models can receive privileged information from attorneys that use them.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
Beware of biases and tilts to certain privileged groups.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for privileged
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“Privileged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/privileged. Accessed 28 Sep. 2025.
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