What does entitled mean?

Definitions for entitled
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. entitledadjective

    qualified for by right according to law

    "we are all entitled to equal protection under the law"

Wikipedia

  1. entitled

    An entitlement is a provision made in accordance with a legal framework of a society. Typically, entitlements are based on concepts of principle ("rights") which are themselves based in concepts of social equality or enfranchisement. In psychology, entitlement mentality is defined as a sense of deservingness or being owed a favor when little or nothing has been done to deserve special treatment.

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  1. entitled

    Entitled generally refers to having a rightful claim or belief to receive a certain privilege, respect, or treatment. It can also mean feeling that one inherently deserves special privileges or recognition. In literature or legal context, it means giving a particular title, name or designation to something.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Entitled

    of Entitle

Editors Contribution

  1. entitled

    To have the legislative authority and rights.

    Under human rights legislation everyone is entitled to housing, education and an existence worthy of respect and dignity.


    Submitted by MaryC on February 22, 2020  


  2. entitledverb

    Verb form of the word entitle.

    Everyone is entitled to their human rights.


    Submitted by MaryC on February 22, 2020  

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'entitled' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3746

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'entitled' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3329

  3. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'entitled' in Adjectives Frequency: #488

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of entitled in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of entitled in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of entitled in a Sentence

  1. Singer Miley Cyrus:

    I know the public feels invested in my past relationship because they felt like they saw it thru from the beginning, i think that's why people have always felt so entitled over my life and how I live it because they've watched me grow up.

  2. Jerrold Nadler:

    My committee needs and is entitled to the full version of the report and the underlying evidence consistent with past practice. The redactions appear to be significant. We have so far seen none of the actual evidence that the Special Counsel developed to make this case.

  3. Robert Wiley:

    The law is very clear that workers are entitled to religious leave if it’s not going to cost the company anything.

  4. Donald Trump:

    The vice president was unknowingly making false statements to the public and... we believed that General Flynn was compromised with respect to The Russians, we felt like the vice president and others were entitled to know that the information that they were conveying to the American people wasn't true.

  5. Chicago Cubs:

    Everyone is entitled to doing whatever they want to do, think whatever they want to think, say whatever they want to say, the reaction to me, I have to respect that. My actions are what they are. I have to be responsible for them.

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