as in right
something to which one has a just claim
it's your prerogative to refuse to attend religious services
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Recent Examples of prerogative
Which award to campaign for is the platform’s prerogative.
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Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
There's really not much institutional prerogative right now.
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 4 Feb. 2025
The move risks destabilizing fragile diplomatic efforts, potentially undermines constitutional prerogatives, authorities, and principles on trade, and threatens global supply chains critical to U.S. businesses.
—Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
The issue then was DeSantis’ marginalizing of Black voting strength in North Florida, forcing a submissive Legislature to swallow his map of congressional districts — an issue that’s the Legislature’s prerogative.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2025
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Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
There's really not much institutional prerogative right now.
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 4 Feb. 2025
The move risks destabilizing fragile diplomatic efforts, potentially undermines constitutional prerogatives, authorities, and principles on trade, and threatens global supply chains critical to U.S. businesses.
—Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
The issue then was DeSantis’ marginalizing of Black voting strength in North Florida, forcing a submissive Legislature to swallow his map of congressional districts — an issue that’s the Legislature’s prerogative.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Prerogative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prerogative. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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