entitlement
Americannoun
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Etymology
Origin of entitlement
Example Sentences
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Those wins come from a combination of tax and entitlement reform, wholesale deregulation, the administration’s disruption of a calcified budget process, and some spending leadership in Congress.
Even the name suggested grandeur and royal approval, and his living in style there with Sarah Ferguson seemed to represent a sense of entitlement that rankled with the public.
From BBC
She urged MSPs to reject "the entitlement of some men to demand the purchase of women", adding that they should not be "traded as commodities".
From BBC
It was part of the trappings of Andrew's life of entitlement.
From BBC
The way we’ve chosen to attack entitlement or instant gratification is to practice gratitude and to serve selflessly.
From Los Angeles Times
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