withdraw a privilege
Frequency: 5.24.5 per million words
To take away a special right or advantage that was given.
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Examples (10)
- The school decided to withdraw the privilege of using the common room.
- If you continue to misbehave, your driving privileges will be withdrawn.
- The company withdrew certain privileges from employees who failed to meet targets.
- Parents often withdraw privileges like screen time as a form of punishment.
- The government may withdraw diplomatic privileges if the treaty is violated.
- After the scandal, his membership privileges were promptly withdrawn.
- The judge threatened to withdraw the defendant's bail privileges.
- They were warned that their access privileges could be withdrawn at any time.
- The administration has the right to withdraw these privileges without prior notice.
- Once the special status expires, the authorities will withdraw the associated privileges.