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green privilege

green privilege noun: the advantages that wealthy people have in society in addition to the buying power of their money.

Noun

green privilege (uncountable)

  1. The advantages that wealthy people have in society in addition to the buying power of their money.
    • White privilege...manifested to divide society by engulfing us in a cloud of racism and hatred is now allowing the true members of green privilege to control and take us all hostage.2010, Kommon Knowledge, Until Uhuru: For Us Colored Folks, page 4
    • In response to criticisms that eco-districts are merely islands of green privilege, can these lessons learned be applied in lower income neighbourhoods?2017, Jennifer Lenhart, Joan Fitzgerald, “Eco-Districts as a Transition Pathway to Low-Carbon Cities”, in Shobhakar Dhakal, Matthias Ruth, editors, Creating Low Carbon Cities, page 197

Questions about green privilege

What does green privilege mean?
Green privilege means the advantages that wealthy people have in society in addition to the buying power of their money.
What part of speech is green privilege?
Green privilege is a noun.

Words near green privilege in the dictionary

  1. green pounds
  2. green prawn
  3. green prawns
  4. green premium
  5. green premiums
  6. green privilege
  7. green pygmy geese
  8. green pygmy goose
  9. green queen
  10. green queens
  11. green rabbitbrush

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