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
Theoretically, the Founders envisioned Congress using the threat of impeachment and removal to safeguard its prerogatives.
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Christine Adams / Made By History, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
Some faculty members feel that the Trump administration's demand that Columbia changes how the university operates goes too far and involves core prerogatives of the university.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2025
Bezos owns the Post, and this decree is within his prerogatives.
—Ruth Marcus, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
Senior Circuit Judge Robert Pegg noted Trump’s position that a pause is his prerogative to request, saying the case will move ahead but the board can renew its motion if Trump fails to meet future court deadlines.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 11 Mar. 2025
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Christine Adams / Made By History, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
Some faculty members feel that the Trump administration's demand that Columbia changes how the university operates goes too far and involves core prerogatives of the university.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2025
Bezos owns the Post, and this decree is within his prerogatives.
—Ruth Marcus, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
Senior Circuit Judge Robert Pegg noted Trump’s position that a pause is his prerogative to request, saying the case will move ahead but the board can renew its motion if Trump fails to meet future court deadlines.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prerogative
Noun
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For the second consecutive year, the Stars will play the Oilers for the right to go to the Stanley Cup Final.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 May 2025
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The country, only 75 years old, was bitterly torn apart by competing views on whether the practice of slavery was a legal right or a mortal sin.—
Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
18 May 2025
Noun
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President Abraham Lincoln controversially suspended writ privilege nationally early in the Civil War, but Congress subsequently enacted a law permitting suspension in March 1863.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
11 May 2025
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Apply principles of least privilege for specific assets and user roles.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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“Prerogative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prerogative. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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