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
Objective analyses from news sources or nonprofits can help states decide how to respond to unlawful federal encroachment on state prerogatives or attacks on civil society.
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Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2025
If New Balance wants to overpay him in an effort to carve out market share, that’s its prerogative under the laws of capitalism.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025
The growing preponderance of gray dads marks both the prerogatives of maleness and greater gender equality.
—Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
Such a move better insulates judges from the whims and prerogatives of an uncertain executive.
—Michael McAuliffe, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2025
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Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2025
If New Balance wants to overpay him in an effort to carve out market share, that’s its prerogative under the laws of capitalism.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025
The growing preponderance of gray dads marks both the prerogatives of maleness and greater gender equality.
—Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
Such a move better insulates judges from the whims and prerogatives of an uncertain executive.
—Michael McAuliffe, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prerogative
Noun
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Emma Collum is an attorney and women’s rights advocate.—
Emma Collum,
Sun Sentinel,
5 July 2025
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But advocates for migrants, LGBTQ+ rights activists and others were left shaking their heads and vowing to find other ways to keep fighting on issues that went against them.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
5 July 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 8 Jul. 2025.
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