[, ]a special right or advantage that a particular person or group of people has 特权；优惠待遇◆countries which enjoy trade privileges with the United States 享受美国贸易优惠的国家◆Members of senior management have certain privileges. 高层管理人员享有一定的特权。◆There is no executive privilege. 没有任何行政特权。
() [] a special right that protects sb from being punished if they do or say a particular thing, or refuse to do or say a particular thing, because of their position 免责特权◆He wants to force lawyers who find corporate wrongdoing to breach (= break) the attorney-client privilege (= the right of a lawyer to say nothing about matters affecting their client). 他想迫使发现公司有不法行为的律师违反律师与当事人之间的保密特权。