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Narrator: Today's word is "Privilege" — noun, pronounced /ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ/, with the stress on "priv".
Narrator: A privilege is a special right or advantage that only some people have.
Narrator: In plain English, it is a special benefit.
Narrator: It comes from the Latin privilegium, a law for one person.
Narrator: A common collocation is "it's a privilege", which describes feeling honoured.
Narrator: It differs from "right", because a right belongs to everyone, while a privilege belongs to some.
Narrator: In computing, admin privileges let a user change system settings.
Narrator: Law, sociology, IT and etiquette all rely on the word.
Narrator: So remember: a privilege is a special right, not an ordinary one.
Speaker A: Why did the speaker say it was a privilege to be here?
Speaker B: To show honour! PRIVILEGE comes from the Latin for a law for one person.
Speaker A: So it means special?
Speaker B: Exactly.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "It's a privilege to meet you", honour. "Wealth brings privilege", advantage. "You need admin privileges", computing.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Spell it privilege, with no "d"; privledge and priviledge are wrong.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Advantage is its cousin, entitlement is its twin, and perk is the casual alternative, but privilege keeps its honoured charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "privilege" in AI prompts — useful for access control and speech writing.
Speaker A: How would access control use it?
Speaker B: Least privilege.
Prompt: Audit these user roles and remove any privilege not needed for each job.
Speaker A: And speech writing?
Speaker B: Express honour.
Prompt: Write an opening line for an award speech saying what a privilege it is to accept.
Speaker A: Could it help education?
Speaker B: Yes, discussions.
Prompt: Create discussion questions about privilege for a sixth-form sociology class.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Security.
Prompt: Explain privilege escalation attacks in plain English for non-technical staff.
Privilege — meaning in Arabic & definition More P courses GL Dictionary