Phrase guide

exclusive right

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The power, granted by the government to persons, to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions (through legal force)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

Examples

  • The company was granted the exclusive right to exploit the oil resources of the province.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: prerogative, privilege, perquisite

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: right

Narrower terms: easement, privilege of the floor

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese: 專有權 /专有权 — The power to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions
  • Chinese: 专有权 (zhuān yǒuquán) — The power to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions
  • Danish: eneret — The power to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions
  • Dutch: exclusief recht — The power to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions
  • Finnish: yksinoikeus — The power to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions
  • French: droite exclusive — The power to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions
  • German: ausschließliches Recht — The power to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions
  • Greek: αποκλειστικό δικαίωμα (apokleistikó dikaíoma) — The power to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions
  • Hindi: अनन्याधिकार (ananyādhikār) — The power to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions
  • Italian: destra esclusiva — The power to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions
  • Japanese: 占有権 (senyūken) — The power to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions
  • Korean: 점유권 (jeomyugwon) — The power to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions
  • Latin: jūs exclūsīvum — The power to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions
  • Norwegian Bokmål: enerett — The power to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: einerett — The power to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions
  • Portuguese: direito exclusivo — The power to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions
  • Russian: исключи́тельное пра́во (isključítelʹnoje právo) — The power to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions
  • Inari-Sami: ohtuuvuoigâdvuotâ — The power to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions
  • Northern Sami: oktovuoigatvuohta — The power to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions
  • Spanish: derecho exclusivo — The power to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions
  • Swedish: ensamrätt — The power to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions