exclusive right

noun

The power, granted by the government to persons, to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions (through legal force)

“The company was granted the exclusive right to exploit the oil resources of the province.”

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sole rightprerogativeprivilegeperquisite
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Meanings

nounexclusive right (plural exclusive rights)

plural exclusive rights

  1. lawThe power, granted by the government to persons, to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions (through legal force)

    The company was granted the exclusive right to exploit the oil resources of the province.

    Synonyms: sole right

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe power, granted by the government to persons, to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions (through legal force)

Similar
sole right

More synonyms by meaning

nouna right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)

Similar
prerogativeprivilegeperquisite
Broader
right
Also see
perquisiteprerogativeprivilegesole right

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese 專有權 /专有权, 专有权
  • 專有權 /专有权The power to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions
  • 专有权 (zhuān yǒuquán)The power to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions
Danish eneret
  • eneretThe power to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions
Dutch exclusief recht
  • exclusief rechtThe power to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions
Finnish yksinoikeus
  • yksinoikeusThe power to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions
French droite exclusive
  • droite exclusiveThe power to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions
German ausschließliches Recht
  • ausschließliches RechtThe power to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions
Greek αποκλειστικό δικαίωμα
  • αποκλειστικό δικαίωμα (apokleistikó dikaíoma)The power to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions
Hindi अनन्याधिकार
  • अनन्याधिकार (ananyādhikār)The power to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions
Italian destra esclusiva
  • destra esclusivaThe power to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions
Japanese 占有権
  • 占有権 (senyūken)The power to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions
Korean 점유권
  • 점유권 (jeomyugwon)The power to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions
Latin jūs exclūsīvum
  • jūs exclūsīvumThe power to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions
Norwegian Bokmål enerett
  • enerettThe power to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions
Portuguese direito exclusivo
  • direito exclusivoThe power to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions
Russian исключи́тельное пра́во
  • исключи́тельное пра́во (isključítelʹnoje právo)The power to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions
Spanish derecho exclusivo
  • derecho exclusivoThe power to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions
Swedish ensamrätt
  • ensamrättThe power to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions
Cite this entry
APA

exclusive right. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exclusive%20right

MLA

“exclusive right.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exclusive%20right. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exclusive right,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exclusive%20right.

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