exclusive
/ɪkˈsklu.sɪv/noun
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Information (or an artefact) that is granted or obtained exclusively.
Example: The editor agreed to keep a lid on a potentially disastrous political scoop in exchange for an exclusive of a happier nature.
A member of a group who exclude others from their society.
(grammar) A word or phrase that restricts something, such as only, solely, or simply.
adjective
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Excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions.
Referring to a membership organisation, service or product: of high quality and/or renown, for superior members only. A snobbish usage, suggesting that members who do not meet requirements, which may be financial, of celebrity, religion, skin colour etc., are excluded.
Example: Exclusive clubs tend to serve exclusive brands of food and drinks, in the same exorbitant price range, such as the 'finest' French châteaux.
Exclusionary.
Whole, undivided, entire.
Example: The teacher's pet commands the teacher's exclusive attention.