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
Sinners is aggressively burdened by any other prerogative, and overanalyzing the film’s relationship to largely white awards bodies won’t change the political realities of Hollywood and the structures that support it.
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Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
Trump’s disregard for Congress’s prerogative did not come out of nowhere; checks on executive authority have been weakening for decades.
—Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
Officials from Macron’s office, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the nuclear policy changes that Macron might make, were extremely guarded in their wording, not least because deterrence is a strictly presidential prerogative.
—John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Well after the two-hour mark, after all the senators on the committee had had their chance to praise or poke at the nominee, Cassidy reclaimed the microphone, citing chair’s prerogative to ask final questions.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 25 Feb. 2026
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Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
Trump’s disregard for Congress’s prerogative did not come out of nowhere; checks on executive authority have been weakening for decades.
—Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
Officials from Macron’s office, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the nuclear policy changes that Macron might make, were extremely guarded in their wording, not least because deterrence is a strictly presidential prerogative.
—John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Well after the two-hour mark, after all the senators on the committee had had their chance to praise or poke at the nominee, Cassidy reclaimed the microphone, citing chair’s prerogative to ask final questions.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prerogative
Noun
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Those riots kickstarted the LGBTQ+ rights movement in America, and beyond.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Apr. 2026
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Privacy law may apply to, say, a stranger who broadcasts a toddler’s febrile seizure to a potential audience of millions, but the same child generally cannot claim a legal right to privacy from his mother or father.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Solway advised others to make sure more than one person has power-of-attorney privileges.—
Carol Thompson,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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As the façade of privilege begins to crack, the film charts an unsettling psychological terrain.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Prerogative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prerogative. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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