green privilege

noun

The advantages that wealthy people have in society in addition to the buying power of their money.

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Meanings

noungreen privilege (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe advantages that wealthy people have in society in addition to the buying power of their money.

    It ain't white privilege, pal. It's all about green privilege. You got a lot of green, you got a lot of friends who are happy to do your biddin'.

    2018, David Housewright, Like to Die: A McKenzie Novel
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    White privilege...manifested to divide society by engulfing us in a cloud of racism and hatred is now allowing the true members of green privilege to control and take us all hostage.

    2010, Kommon Knowledge, Until Uhuru: For Us Colored Folks, page 4

    In response to criticisms that eco-districts are merely islands of green privilege, can these lessons learned be applied in lower income neighbourhoods?

    2017, Jennifer Lenhart, Joan Fitzgerald, “Eco-Districts as a Transition Pathway to Low-Carbon Cities”, in Shobhakar Dhakal, Matthias Ruth, editors, Creating Low Carbon Cities, page 197
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