private individual

collocation in English

meaningsofprivateandindividual

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private
adjective
uk
/ˈpraɪ.vət/us
/ˈpraɪ.vət/
only for one person or group and not ...
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individual
noun[C]
uk
/ˌɪn.dɪˈvɪdʒ.u.əl/us
/ˌɪn.dəˈvɪdʒ.u.əl/
a single person or thing, especially when compared to the group or set to which ...
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(Definition ofprivateandindividualfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprivate individual

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It is in fact in precisely this negotiation betweenprivateindividualand civic pattern that the character of the city at any time emerges.
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I do not have such a moral immunity-right against you quaprivateindividual.
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This has also helped to address another problem ofprivateindividualpensions: the indexation of benefits.
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This novel gives the reader the chance to look anew at concepts like possessive individualism and theprivateindividual.
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It appeared that the heroicprivateindividualhad been exploited by an ungrateful state and country, even if one takes into account post-war economic depression.
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This writ was directed to aprivateindividualand not a court of law.
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When aprivateindividualinflicts punishment, she acts on what she and not the state judges to be a justified response to a criminal act.
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I show that there is always room for theprivateindividualto defeat appeals to public interest on moral grounds, and hence that public interest cannot have overriding moral force.
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Those who have chosen to remain under the pay-as-yougo system still have the possibility of changing their minds and switching to theprivateindividualcapitalization system.
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However, theprivateindividualstill cannot rely on sufficient support, a reduction in costs and efficient processing of small amounts.
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After all, the local authority is basically no different in handling its finances from the ordinaryprivateindividual.
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I feel that there is a place both for the council which lets houses and for theprivateindividualwho builds them to let.
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Is it not quite obvious why theprivateindividualis forbidden to borrow?
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I was merely aprivateindividual.
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It is said of aprivateindividualthat the best proof of his intentions is that his word is as good as his bond.
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It appears that complaint was made to the police by aprivateindividualwho wished to remain anonymous.
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We have eliminated one of the three parties who were then in existence in the coal industry, the coal-owner, as aprivateindividual.
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