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
The business prerogatives of streaming often leave me scratching my head.
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Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Even if this accountability is a product of a certain place and time, and even if others deserve it more, our prerogative as a superpower is to demand it.
—Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Supporters of the move argue the department is an example of bloated federal bureaucracy and that its functions should be the prerogative of states, rather than the federal government.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2025
Western malaise isn’t the prerogative of only the young.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2025
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Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Even if this accountability is a product of a certain place and time, and even if others deserve it more, our prerogative as a superpower is to demand it.
—Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Supporters of the move argue the department is an example of bloated federal bureaucracy and that its functions should be the prerogative of states, rather than the federal government.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2025
Western malaise isn’t the prerogative of only the young.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prerogative
Noun
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The swap rights, in particular, offer flexibility without surrendering outright picks—think of them as tools to grease the wheels without giving away the farm.—
Brian Sampson,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Another unanswered question from Monday’s announcement is whether part of the rights fees would need to be reinvested in streaming capabilities.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 June 2025
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Even a lifetime of swimming privileges – depending on the size of the lawn, a year’s worth of maintenance at a home that’s not yours is quite a big ask.—
Eric Thomas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2025
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Authorities on Thursday rolled back restrictions at nine California prisons where privileges had been suspended and inmate movements restricted because of a statewide surge in violence.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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“Prerogative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prerogative. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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