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entitlement
[en-tahy-tl-muhnt]
noun
the act of giving, or the state of having, a title, right, or claim to something.
She supported legislation to improve the lot of the elderly, including the entitlement of senior citizens to vote by absentee ballot.
a provision, amount, etc., to which one is entitled; a right.
A good education is the moral entitlement of every child.
Temporary teachers receive most of the entitlements of permanent teachers, including annual salary, on a prorated basis.
a government program, such as Social Security or unemployment insurance, that provides a benefit to eligible participants, or the benefit provided by such a program.
Eligibility for this insurance program will be affected if there is also a Medicare entitlement.
the unjustified assumption that one has a right to certain advantages, preferential treatment, etc..
"Their sense of entitlement—I don't want to call it arrogance—makes dealing with some people difficult,'' said the senator.
Word History and Origins
Origin of entitlement1
Example Sentences
“Visiting America is not an entitlement,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio has lectured those who wish to study at the universities that have accepted them.
Who is going to pay taxes to fund entitlement programs that are popular?
“The real challenge for these is getting local land use entitlements,” Condon said.
For the working parent entitlement, you can apply once your child is 23 weeks old but the funding starts at the beginning of the term after the child reaches nine months old.
He also did not rule out tightening up eligibility for universal credit or removing entitlement for health-related universal credit payments to those under the age of 22.
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