Obligation and Privilege

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Obligation

Obligation noun - Something one must do because of prior agreement.
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Privilege is an antonym for obligation.
Nearby Words: oblige, obliging, obligatory, obliged, obligate

Privilege

Privilege noun - Something granted as a special favor.
Usage example: the town's oldest resident will have the privilege of leading the parade kicking off the Heritage Celebration
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Obligation is an antonym for privilege.
Nearby Words: privileged, privileging
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How words are described

high high obligation high privilege
special special obligation special privilege
particular particular obligation particular privilege
real real obligation real privilege
Other adjectives: great, social, personal, religious, political, marital.

Both words in one sentence

  • Genre Shift I am a privilege, and an obligation... Your obligation to drive skillfully, carefully, and legally.
    Source: Genre Shift
  • Droit du Seigneur Droit du seigneur is brought up in The Wooing of Emer when Bricriu of the Venomous Tongue declares that Conchobar doesn't have the right to sleep with Emer before Cu Chulainn (the guy who killed hundreds of men for the privilege of marrying her) so much as he has a legal obligation to.
    Source: Droit du Seigneur
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