confer a right

confer Verb

— If two or more people confer, they find out each other's opinion. The referees conferred before awarding the goal to Chelsea. We'd like a few days to confer with out coworkers before deciding. — If something is conferred on somebody, it is given to them, often officially. That contract confers power on the directors of the company to manage the company. The Red Cross Flag confers some amount of protection on those in care of the organisation. The University will be conferring the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws on Professor Gregory next February.

a Determinative

— A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type. Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".

a Noun

— A is the first letter of the alphabet. The letter "a" comes before "b". — In some schools, an A is a very high grade. Ron got an A on his earth science test.

right Adjective

— When something is right, it is correct. You did the right thing.

right Noun

— When something is to the right of a location, it means the direction 90º clockwise. He takes a right at the library. She made a right turn on Oak Street. — When you have the right for something, it means that it is an activity allowed by status. You have the right to remain silent. Administrators on Wiktionary have the right to block users from editing. — An action that is moral. Two wrongs don’t make a right.

right Verb

— When you turn something right, you turn it the right-side-up. He righted the boat. — When you make something right, you correct it. He tried to right a wrong.

right Adverb

— In the direction 90º clockwise. She turned right.