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Being a scientist is a special privilege: for it brings the opportunity to be creative, the passionate quest for answers to nature's most precious secrets, and the warm friendships of many valued colleagues.
Stanley B. Prusiner

Meaning of "special privilege" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SPECIAL PRIVILEGE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPECIAL PRIVILEGE

noun
adjective
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adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Special privilege is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SPECIAL PRIVILEGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of special privilege in the English dictionary

The definition of special privilege in the dictionary is a legally endorsed privilege granted exclusively to some individual or group.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPECIAL PRIVILEGE

special interest group
special jury
Special K
special licence
special messenger
special needs
special offer
Special Patrol Group
special pleading
special power of appointment
special relationship
special relativity
special school
special school teacher
special schooling
special slalom
special sort
special student
special subject
special team

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPECIAL PRIVILEGE

allege
Bible college
business college
city college
college
commercial college
community college
disprivilege
executive privilege
junior college
naval college
parliamentary privilege
privilege
sacrilege
sortilege
spicilege
teachers´ college
technical college
the Open College
training college

Synonyms and antonyms of special privilege in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «special privilege» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPECIAL PRIVILEGE

Find out the translation of special privilege to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of special privilege from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «special privilege» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

特权
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

privilegio especial
570 millions of speakers

English

special privilege
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विशेष विशेषाधिकार
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

امتياز خاص
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

особая привилегия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

privilégio especial
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিশেষাধিকার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

privilège spécial
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keistimewaan istimewa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

besonderes Privileg
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

特権
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

특별 권한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hak istimewa khusus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ưu đãi đặc biệt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிறப்பு சலுகை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विशेष विशेषाधिकार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Özel ayrıcalık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

privilegio speciale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Specjalne przywileje
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

особливий привілей
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

privilegiu special
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ειδικό προνόμιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

besondere voorreg
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

speciella privilegier
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spesielt privilegium
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of special privilege

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPECIAL PRIVILEGE»

The term «special privilege» is regularly used and occupies the 64.030 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPECIAL PRIVILEGE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about special privilege

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2 QUOTES WITH «SPECIAL PRIVILEGE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word special privilege.
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Stanley B. Prusiner
Being a scientist is a special privilege: for it brings the opportunity to be creative, the passionate quest for answers to nature's most precious secrets, and the warm friendships of many valued colleagues.
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Evangelista Torricelli
The Geometer has the special privilege to carry out, by abstraction, all constructions by means of the intellect. Who, then, would wish to prevent me from freely considering figures hanging on a balance imagined to be at an infinite distance beyond the confines of the world?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPECIAL PRIVILEGE»

Discover the use of special privilege in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to special privilege and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Economics of Special Privilege and Rent Seeking
This book analyzes the disparities both between federal statutes & regulations, & regulations & administrative practices, in two highly controversial areas of corporate tax policy: intra-company transfer pricing & intangible asset ...
Gordon Tullock, 1989
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Security Over Corporeal Movables
However, unlike general privilege which does not affect specific goods and may only be considered as a quality of credit, special privilege, which affects specific goods, must be considered as a true subjective right, distinct from the credit ...
Jean Georges Sauveplanne, 1974
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Special Privilege: How the Monetary Elite Benefit at Your ...
Special Privilege: How the Monetary Elite Benefit at Your Expense, shows how the monetary elite enjoys government-enforced special privileges that violate the cherished principles of both capitalism and democracy.
Vincent R. LoCascio, 2001
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Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of Exchequer: In the ...
164 The general privilege of the Uni* versity holds not against the special privilege of accountant in the Exchequer, which is warranted holds_ not against the special privilege of accountant. Page 164., special privilege os anothet court, and ...
Great Britain. Court of Exchequer, 1792
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The Jew in the Modern World: A Documentary History
Like the community of the believers, Israel boasts of a special privilege. Therefore , one privilege confronts another: one excludes the other. The Christian state is under the obligation to respect privileges, to protect them, to base its organization  ...
Paul R. Mendes-Flohr, Jehuda Reinharz, 1995
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The Practice of the Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas ...
Against the first of these, any man who hath a special privilege in another court, as an officer of the court or attorney, shall have his privilege. But if an accountant begin his suit here, no privilege shall be allowed elsewhere; because he has a ...
William Tidd, Francis Joseph Troubat, 1828
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Wealth, debt, and taxation
-Receipts from special service privileges include all periodical receipts, other than general and special property taxes, which are collected from individuals or corporations enjoying the special privilege of using the highways for providing some ...
United States. Bureau of the Census, 1907
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What Happened?: An Encyclopedia of Events that Changed ...
For example, part of the resentment against special privilege came to focus on the privilege of voting, which many localities and states had restricted to property owners only. But in an era that proclaimed the equality of white males, property ...
John E. Findling, Frank W. Thackeray, 2011
9
Sex, Race, and Merit: Debating Affirmative Action in ...
Some educators claim that race-sensitive or gender-sensitive admissions create two classes of students — those who were admitted on their merit and those who received special privilege. The sight of some students receiving special ...
Faye J. Crosby, Cheryl VanDeVeer, 2000
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The Revelation of John, Volume Two
... have died and suffered for the faith are to be raised from the dead. The general resurrection is not to take place until after the 1 ,ooo-year reign of Christ upon earth. There is special privilege for those who have shown special loyalty to Christ.
William Barclay, 2004

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPECIAL PRIVILEGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term special privilege is used in the context of the following news items.
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No special privilege for Ajit Pawar: Fadnavis
No special privilege for Ajit Pawar: Fadnavis. Devendra Fadnavis said there is no question of extending any concession to Pawar. The government will not ... «The Indian Express, Jun 15»
2
The Special Privilege of The Jews
So, it appears we do have a special privilege after all. It is to be deemed to have so much privilege that we end up receiving no consideration whatsoever. «Arutz Sheva, Apr 15»
3
Research Shows White Privilege Is Real
A field experiment about who gets free bus rides in Brisbane, a city on the eastern coast of Australia, shows that even today, whites get special privileges, ... «New York Times, Feb 15»
4
KIWIFRUIT INSIDERS SPECIAL PRIVILEGES PROJECT
IKGA has therefore decided to rename KISP for what it appears to be – an INSIDE JOB TO GIVE SPECIAL PRIVILEGES TO A SELECT GROUP OF GROWERS. «Scoop.co.nz, Feb 15»
5
RGIII's special privileges taken away
Being an NFL quarterback quite naturally has its perks. Up until now, being Robert Griffin III has meant enjoying special benefits, too, for the Washington ... «SportingNews.com, Nov 14»
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Airport frisking: Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra may lose …
They had asked why Vadra was getting a special privilege reserved for Constitutional authorities only. The inclusion of Vadra's name in the list led to many ... «Times of India, Sep 14»
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Courts never granted me special privilege: Salman Khan tells SC
The 48-year-old actor opposed the stand taken by Rajasthan government which had submitted that the high court had granted special privileges to him by ... «Firstpost, Aug 14»
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Rep. Hensarling Blasts Export-Import Bank As 'Special Privilege'
A Republican House committee chairman scolded Boeing Co. and a large U.S. trade group on Monday for lobbying to keep the Export-Import Bank alive, saying ... «Insurance Journal, Jul 14»
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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Asks for Special Privileges at Airports to be …
New Delhi: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has written a letter to the Special Protection Group or SPG, asking for special airport exemptions provided to her family, when ... «NDTV, May 14»

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