have a/the right to (something)



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have a/the right to (something)

To have the just or legal permission, privilege, or authority to have or own something. Everyone has a right to food, shelter, and water, but unfortunately, not everyone in this country gets them. I have the right to my own opinions, so don't try to tell me how to think!
See also: have, right

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Jelena-Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian
RhodaRO-də (English)Biblical, English
Halim-Arabic
Anika (1)AH-nee-kah (German)German, Dutch, Danish, Slovene
WyattWIE-ətEnglish
Cecilija-Slovene, Croatian