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   priv·i·leged

   /ˈpriv(ə)lijd/

   adjective

   • 1. having special rights, advantages, or immunities: "in the nineteenth century, only a privileged few had the vote" Similar wealthyrichaffluentprosperousluckyfortunatespecialelitefavoredselectadvantagedsocially advantagedOpposite underprivilegeddisadvantaged
   • ▪ having the rare opportunity to do something that brings particular pleasure: "I felt I had been privileged to compete in such a race"
   • ▪ (of information) legally protected from being made public: "the intelligence reports are privileged" Similar confidentialprivatesecrettop secretrestrictedclassifiednot for publicationoff the recordinsideinformal:hush-husharchaic:privy

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