journalist's privilege vs privilege

privilege vs journalist's privilege

journalist's privilege and privilege both are nouns.

journalist's privilege is not a verb while privilege is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
journalist's privilege	Yes	No	No	No
privilege	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, privilege is a hypernym of journalist's privilege; that is, privilege is a word with a broader meaning than journalist's privilege:

journalist's privilege: the right of a journalist to refuse to divulge sources of confidential information
privilege: (law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship

journalist's privilege (noun)	privilege (noun)
the right of a journalist to refuse to divulge sources of confidential information	a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)
	(law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship
	a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all

journalist's privilege (verb)	privilege (verb)
	bestow a privilege upon

Difference between journalist's privilege and privilege

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