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entitlement

[ en-tahy-tl-muhnt ]

noun

  1. the act of giving, or the state of having, a title, right, or claim to something:

    She supported legislation to improve the lot of the elderly, including the entitlement of senior citizens to vote by absentee ballot.

  2. a provision, amount, etc., to which one is entitled; a right:

    A good education is the moral entitlement of every child.

    Temporary teachers receive most of the entitlements of permanent teachers, including annual salary, on a prorated basis.

  3. a government program, such as Social Security or unemployment insurance, that provides a benefit to eligible participants, or the benefit provided by such a program:

    Eligibility for this insurance program will be affected if there is also a Medicare entitlement.

  4. the unjustified assumption that one has a right to certain advantages, preferential treatment, etc.:

    "Their sense of entitlement—I don't want to call it arrogance—makes dealing with some people difficult,'' said the senator.



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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of entitlement1

First recorded in 1825–35; entitle + -ment
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But is a there a genuine threat to the preservation of a sacred, 90-year-old American promise, given majority support for entitlement programs across party lines?

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She added; "This entitlement means they can be where they need to be which is by their baby's bedside."

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The Scottish government also said it will end pensioners' universal entitlement to Winter Heating Payment, external.

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The Resolution Foundation echoed calls for the government to scrap the two-child benefit limit and wants the government to extend free school meal entitlement to all families on Universal Credit.

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Now ministers have said that, in addition, existing claimants will see their entitlement frozen at £97 a week until 2029-30.

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