private
noun
/ˈpɹaɪ.vət/
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/ˈpɹaɪ.vɪt/
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- A soldier of the lowest rank in the army.
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soldat,
simple soldat
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private
adjective
/ˈpɹaɪ.vət/
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/ˈpɹaɪ.vɪt/
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- Belonging or pertaining to an individual person, group of people, or entity that is not the state.
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privé,
personnel,
personnelle
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- Protected from view or disturbance by others; secluded; not publicly accessible.
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privé,
privée
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privatization
noun
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- The transfer of a company or organization from government to private ownership and control.
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privatisation
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privateer
noun
/ˌpɹaɪ.vəˈtɪə/
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/ˌpɹaɪ.vəˈtɪɚ/
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- (historical) A privately owned warship that acted under a letter of marque to attack enemy merchant ships and take possession of their cargo. [from 17th c.]
- (historical) An officer or any other member of the crew of such a ship; a government-sanctioned pirate. [from 17th c.]
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corsaire
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privation
noun
/pɹaɪˈveɪʃən/
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/pɹɪˈveɪʃən/
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- (philosophy) The state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed; the loss or absence of such an attribute.
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privation
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privatize
verb
/ˈpɹaɪvətaɪz/
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- (economics) To release government control (of a business or industry) to private industry.
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privatiser
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privatizer
noun
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- One who, or that which, privatizes.
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privatiseur,
privatiseuse
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