rights

[rahyts]

plural noun

1. civil rights.

adjective

1. civil rights.

   a rights worker.

Other Word Forms

• antirights noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of rights¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

At the time, the city was engulfed in regular protests over the erosion of free speech and assembly rights, which culminated in China passing a security law to crack down on dissent.

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The consolation for the Norwegian is that he now owns the indoor mile world record and the bragging rights that come with it—for however long that lasts.

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There are those, like Liverpool or Arsenal, who spend freely because they generate huge profits through television rights, commercial sales, prize money, and successful player sales.

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As the price of rights to coveted sporting events skyrockets, the broadcasters have America’s most-loved tournament locked up for seven more years in exchange for relatively fixed annual payments.

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The filmmakers hadn’t secured rights to Hamas’s body camera footage.

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