Synonyms of prerogative

prerogative

noun

pri-ˈrä-gə-tiv 

as in right

something to which one has a just claim

it's your prerogative to refuse to attend religious services

Synonyms & Similar Words

• right
• privilege
• birthright
• appanage
• entitlement
• due
• pretense
• perquisite
• call
• pretension
• dibs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prerogative

The invocation of self-evident truths and inherent rights is a warrant for the destruction of existing order, a rhetorical erasure not only of the divine right of kings but also, more generally, of the prerogatives of power. — New York Times, 9 June 2026

Johnson pushed back against Pulte's critics -- arguing that the president has the prerogative to choose his Cabinet while stressing that the president told reporters that Pulte would serve on an acting basis -- up to 210 days without Senate confirmation. — ABC News, 8 June 2026

Experts have long maintained that Republican power grabs have thwarted the will of North Carolina voters, removing the Democratic governor’s control or partial control over numerous boards, entities and executive prerogatives and leaving him the nation’s weakest. — Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 5 June 2026

Asked if next year — and a possible Democratic majority — might be too late for regulatory action, Lieu said states would have the prerogative. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 3 June 2026

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