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private
  1. The lowest rank of the army.
  2. A soldier of the rank of private.
  3. (privates) A euphemistic term for the genitals.
  4. (obsolete) A secret message; a personal unofficial communication.
  5. (obsolete) Personal interest; particular business.
  6. (obsolete) Privacy; retirement.
  7. (obsolete) One not invested with a public office.
  8. (plural) A private lesson.
  9. Synonyms:
  10. Examples:
    1. “A rather strange topic to discuss over dinner, if you ask me, but I am merely a lowly private without rank or feelings.”
      “We wear clothes to conceal our privates, among other reasons.”
privity
  1. (obsolete) A divine mystery; something known only to God, or revealed only in holy scriptures.
  2. (obsolete) A private matter, a secret.
  3. (now rare, archaic) Privacy, secrecy.
  4. (plural) The genitals.
  5. (law) A relationship between parties seen as being a result of their mutual interest or participation in a given transaction, contract etc.
  6. Examples:
    1. “In other words privity of estate arises when there is a relationship of landlord and tenant between the parties.”
      “Under the doctrine of privity, a contract creates rights and responsibilities for the parties to the contract, but for no-one else.”
      “Immediate parties are those who, in addition to the privity created by the bill, have a direct legal relationship with each other.”
privy
privateer
  1. (now historical) A privately owned warship that had official sanction to attack enemy ships and take possession of their cargo. [from 17th c.]
  2. (now historical) An officer or any other member of the crew of such a ship. [from 17th c.]
  3. An advocate or beneficiary of privatization of a government service or activity.
  4. (Canada) A private individual entrant into a race or competition who does not have the backing of a large, professional team. [from 20th c.]
  5. Synonyms:
privatization
  1. The transfer of a company or organization from government to private ownership and control.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The privatization of state-owned companies has become a matter of commonplace racketeering.”
      “The 18-month privatization process relicensed 26 cellular lines, 27 fixed lines and one long-distance company.”
      “For reacquainting me with that pleasure, I want to thank everyone who pushed for deregulation, privatization and free trade in electricity.”
privatopia
privatisation
  1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of privatization.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Workers carried placards and banners, and raised slogans against privatisation and increases in electricity prices.”
      “In part, this reflects the fact that such groups are benefiting from welfare privatisation.”
      “In South Africa, water privatisation has led to an increase in water-borne diseases.”
privateersman
  1. (nautical) The captain or member of the crew of a privateer.
  2. Examples:
    1. “There had not been a privateersman in the United States for near a half-century.”
      “Are you fellows the first and second mates of the Nancy Hazlewood, privateersman?”
      “There was a determination in the conduct of the privateersman which endeared him to his crew.”
privateering
  1. The operations of a privateer, attacking and looting enemy ships under the auspices of government.
privado
  1. (obsolete) A private friend; a confidant.
privacy
  1. The state of being private; the state of not being seen by others.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Young people find they need a greater degree of freedom, independence, and privacy.”
      “She liked the fact that her brother was respecting her privacy for once in his life, and didn't interrogate her with endless questions.”
      “Dimmable sconces offer soft lighting, while glass doors and windows contain a liquid-crystal interlayer for privacy and light control.”
privatiser
  1. Alternative spelling of privatizer
privatizer
  1. One who, or that which, privatizes.
  2. Examples:
    1. “He is just about as aggressive a privatizer as one can find, turning over Medicaid to managed care companies and various state-run hospitals to nonprofits.”
privateness
  1. The quality or state of being private.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “A living room's semipublic privateness needs special treatment.”
      “You never knew where the next invasion of your privateness was coming from.”
      “It enable shoppers to run prompt privateness and safety scans, as well as permitting customers to simply take away the apps which will pose probably the most vital dangers.”
privatizing
privates
  1. plural of private
  2. (plural only, informal) The genitalia; those body parts that are not normally displayed, private parts
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “And we have privates in the Army Reserve who have PhDs, as well as all of the medical providers here as part of our theater support command.”
      “It's downright sneaky of them to hang out there with their privates exposed.”
      “Maybe he can sell it to generals, but not many privates, corporals and second lieutenants.”
privities
  1. plural of privity
  2. (plural only, archaic) The genitals.
  3. Examples:
    1. “To launch a consumer-operated thrift shop, which will provide employment training and give Ottawa-area members with privities offered by this Ottawa organization.”
privateersmen
  1. plural of privateersman
privatisations
  1. plural of privatisation
privatizations
  1. plural of privatization
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The average increase in adjusted and unadjusted returns is higher for CANPRIVs than that for privatizations in other countries.”
      “At first the deficit was partly masked by rampant inflation and partly also set off against the money coming in from privatizations.”
      “He also said he would continue aggressively with the privatizations begun by the last government.”
privatenesses
privatopias
  1. plural of privatopia
privatisers
  1. plural of privatiser
  2. Examples:
    1. “Many of the abolitionists and privatisers seem unaware that the BBC broadcasts anything apart from news.”
      “Many of the Roundtable's acolytes and supporters have long since left the country, there being no work here for restructurers and privatisers.”
      “That is why we will carry on campaigning against the warmongers, privatisers and scapegoaters.”
privatizers
  1. plural of privatizer
  2. Examples:
    1. “The privatizers traditionally claim that government has no business in business.”
      “When it comes to simple arithmetic, involving trillions of dollars of workers' Social Security money, the privatizers flunk the test.”
      “Alternatively, privatizers can unhappily admit that future stock returns will be much lower than they have been claiming.”
privateers
privados
  1. plural of privado
privadoes
  1. plural of privado
privacies
  1. plural of privacy
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The invader of privacies glanced at the clock in his turn and shook his head.”
      “Even worse, he violated the privileges and privacies that sailors relied upon to counterbalance naval discipline and the rigours of life at sea.”
      “All the subjects, public and privacies, can be provider provided that doesn't revert in the cases of incompatibility for conflict of interest.”
privies
  1. plural of privy
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “They dig latrines, cobble together privies and chicken coops, and struggle to build cabins from piles of pine logs.”
      “Her book is full of fascinating detail on trousseaux and privies, fireplaces and forks, underwear and bathing, mealtimes and much else.”
      “This must be so on principle, since the trustee and beneficiaries are privies, and the authority is not wanting.”
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