Vocabulary Builder — Essay & Answer Writing
Entitlement
noun
/ en-TY-tul-ment /
Easy
Meaning
A legal right to receive a benefit, service, or resource guaranteed by law or government policy
Origin / Etymology
Old French entiteler (to give a title or right), from Latin titulus (title)
Synonyms
Right
Claim
Benefit
Antonyms
Privilege
Discretion
Denial
Example Sentence
"The NFSA defines food entitlements in terms of caloric sufficiency rather than nutritional adequacy, perpetuating the carbohydrate-heavy PDS basket."
🎯 UPSC Usage
Use in GS-2 and GS-3 answers on food security, welfare schemes, rights-based governance, and PDS reform. Distinguishes legally guaranteed benefits from discretionary government programmes.
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