to privilege
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6.0
- verb
- /ˈprɪvɪlɪdʒ/
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dar prioridad a
- If so, why should we "privilege" it over those more everyday, shared perceptions?
- tends to privilege
- implicitly privileges
- privilege certain groups
And can we figure out how to responsibly privilege the original content?
- And can we figure out how to responsibly privilege the original content?
- So rather than the holding the discomfort in awareness, because why should we privilege comfort, comfort, discomfort?
- They they don't, they don't privilege certain worldviews, allow those stories to circulate more easily, for sure.
- And I said no, I wouldn't want to pick someone who would privilege an abstract pursuit of freedom over the obligations to their own children.
Examples
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In contrast to the sciences, the arts seem to privilege individual effort.
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One need no longer privilege the historical "background" as the real referent of the text.
Academic text (1992) -
How do these power structures privilege some members of society?
Academic text (2015) -
If any will do, why privilege the birth or inherited culture?
Academic text (1999) -
And can we figure out how to responsibly privilege the original content?
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Faith alone can privilege one linguistically determined religious web of meaning over another.
Academic text (1999) -
Rather than view this tendency as a detriment to student reading, privilege it in students' independent reading activities.
Academic text (2012) -
For example, each NGO tends to privilege or favor a particular species complex.
Academic text (1998) -
So in any given situation, if you require unanimity, you privilege the status quo.
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Many policies in the organization privilege long-term employees over new hires during promotions.
Synonyms
To treat something as more important than other things
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
31
7.2
A rule that keeps what you tell your lawyer secret unless you agree
- Specialized
1
8.5
The right to refuse to answer questions that could make you look guilty in court
A legal rule that stops a husband or wife from talking about private conversations during their marriage
- Formal
A right that stops a spouse from being forced to tell private conversations with their spouse during marriage in court
- Formal
The government's right to refuse to give a secret witness's name in a trial
- Literature
A legal right that lets a reporter refuse to name a secret source in some court cases
- Jargon
The right to enter a parliament or assembly as a non-member and speak during a meeting
- Formal
A legal right that keeps what a patient tells their doctor private unless the patient agrees to share it
How Favored
Surface Forms
Etymology
To privilege something over another comes from Latin privus ('private') and lex ('law'), meaning a 'law for one person', so to privilege one thing is to give it special importance or priority.