white privilege

English

Etymology

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Noun

white privilege (uncountable)

1. (sociology) The collective advantages that white people are granted and enjoy in a society, usually apart from demonstrable merit, as contrasted against the advantages (or lack thereof) of non-whites of the same society.

   Synonym: white skin privilege

   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:white privilege.

Translations

societal conditions that benefit white people

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 白人特權／白人特权

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Portuguese: privilégio branco m

See also

• critical race theory
• green privilege

Further reading

• “white privilege”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “white privilege, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “white privilege”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “white privilege”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.