special privilege
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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General Services Administration, the court reaffirmed and broadened the original Nixon rationale for recognizing a president’s special privilege to block access to hard information about official decision-making:
From Slate • Sep. 15, 2022
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
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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