passport privilege
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.82 in modern English
27
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
the ability of a person to travel internationally without visas, additional scrutiny and other hindrances, based on their nationality (represented by their passport); in particular, the collective advantage granted to citizens of wealthy, Western countries to do so.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "She (Jessica Nabongo) has fulfilled her dream of visiting every country in the world, becoming the first Black woman to do so. "Passport privilege is a thing, and having a US passport helped me, but having a Ugandan passport helped as well," she told the BBC."
- "Which means that people with "passport privilege" — AKA, the ability to travel freely from country to country — may end up feeling like the stars of some massive international adventure, while people whose travel is more restricted feel like perpetual interlopers."
- "Alma Asinobi explained that she is embarking on the challenge with her Nigerian passport to highlight the issues surrounding passport privilege for Africans."