<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the act of giving, or the state of having, a title, right, or claim to something: She supported legislation to improve the lot of the elderly, including the entitlement of senior citizens to vote by absentee ballot.</li><li>a provision, amount, etc., to which one is entitled; a right: A good education is the moral entitlement of every child.</li><li>a government program, such as Social Security or unemployment insurance, that provides a benefit to eligible participants, or the benefit provided by such a program: Eligibility for this insurance program will be affected if there is also a Medicare entitlement.</li><li>the unjustified assumption that one has a right to certain advantages, preferential treatment, etc.: "Their sense of entitlement—I don't want to call it arrogance—makes dealing with some people difficult," said the senator.</li></ul>