Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act or process of entitling.
- noun The state of being entitled.
- noun A government program that guarantees and provides benefits to a particular group.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a right granted by law or contract, especially to financial benefits from the government.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun the
right to have something - noun something that one is
entitled to - noun politics a legal obligation on a government to make payments to a person, business, or unit of government that meets the criteria set in law, such as
social security in the US.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun right granted by law or contract (especially a right to benefits)
Etymologies
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Examples
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David Axelrod, a strategist for the president, called Mr. Romney's use of the term "entitlement nation" deeply offensive while speaking with reporters in Manhattan.
NYT > Home Page By ASHLEY PARKER 2011
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We've already analyzed the Orwellian strategy behind the phrase "entitlement reform," which is a well-crafted euphemism for "cutting services for the elderly."
Richard (RJ) Eskow: The Ministry of Truth: New Fronts in the War on Social Security RJ 2011
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And the term "entitlement" resonates with that word's other meaning - selfishness and the greedy assumption that one deserves to be served by others as in "he acts so entitled."
Richard (RJ) Eskow: "Entitlement Reform" Is a Euphemism For Letting Old People Get Sick and Die RJ 2011
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And the term "entitlement" resonates with that word's other meaning - selfishness and the greedy assumption that one deserves to be served by others as in "he acts so entitled."
Richard (RJ) Eskow: "Entitlement Reform" Is a Euphemism For Letting Old People Get Sick and Die RJ 2011
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Because the WebLogic documentation refers more frequently to entitlement than authorization, you will use the term entitlement to describe what a user can and cannot do or access once they have been authenticated.
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Because the WebLogic documentation refers more frequently to entitlement than authorization, you will use the term entitlement to describe what a user can and cannot do or access once they have been authenticated.
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Because the WebLogic documentation refers more frequently to entitlement than authorization, you will use the term entitlement to describe what a user can and cannot do or access once they have been authenticated.
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Because the WebLogic documentation refers more frequently to entitlement than authorization, you will use the term entitlement to describe what a user can and cannot do or access once they have been authenticated.
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Because the WebLogic documentation refers more frequently to entitlement than authorization, you will use the term entitlement to describe what a user can and cannot do or access once they have been authenticated.
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Because the WebLogic documentation refers more frequently to entitlement than authorization, you will use the term entitlement to describe what a user can and cannot do or access once they have been authenticated.
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