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special privilege

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noun

  1. a legally endorsed privilege granted exclusively to some individual or group

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Working out of the office isn’t framed as an exception or special privilege but a part of the job, and managers are trained to think of their teams as a unit irrespective of location.

From Seattle Times Mar. 9, 2022

What a special, special privilege to have been able to count Walter as one of my dearest and most beloved friends.

From Slate Feb. 16, 2022

No one bought Tiley’s claim that Djokovic wasn’t being granted a special privilege.

From Washington Post Jan. 6, 2022

"No other industry enjoys that amount of special privilege."

From Salon Oct. 29, 2021

Being granted a communicuff is a special privilege that’s reserved for those important to the cause, a status Gale achieved by his rescue of the citizens of 12.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

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