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white privilege

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English

Syllables
white priv-i-lege
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The collective advantages that white people are granted and enjoy in a society, usually apart from demonstrable merit, as contrasted against the advantages (or lack thereof) of non-whites of the same society.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Phrases

white privileged black privilege critical race theory

Frequently Paired Words

black privilege critical race theory

Synonyms

white skin privilege

Questions

What does white privilege mean?
The collective advantages that white people are granted and enjoy in a society, usually apart from demonstrable merit, as contrasted against the advantages (or lack thereof) of non-whites of the same society.

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