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!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kauko	KOW-ko	Finnish
Henryka	hen-RI-kah	Polish
Mahlah	MAH-lə (English), MAY-lə (English)	Biblical
Brijesh	-	Indian, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi
Craig	KRAYG	Scottish, English
Paul	PAWL (English), POL (French), POWL (German)	English, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Romanian, Biblical