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
And if Kristina wants to award the million dollars to someone who remembers her husband’s name — Richie, by the way — then that's her prerogative.
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Dec. 2025
On the contrary, congressional majorities have often sacrificed the institution’s prerogatives to presidents of their own party and sabotaged their institution’s operations with debilitating procedural changes, such as centralizing power away from congressional committees.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Yet such efforts have remained ad hoc, at the personal prerogative of sitting ambassadors.
—Time, 9 Dec. 2025
Their prerogative is whether to let those suffocating circumstances divide them or painfully remove themselves from them in hopes of staying together.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 4 Dec. 2025
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Dec. 2025
On the contrary, congressional majorities have often sacrificed the institution’s prerogatives to presidents of their own party and sabotaged their institution’s operations with debilitating procedural changes, such as centralizing power away from congressional committees.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Yet such efforts have remained ad hoc, at the personal prerogative of sitting ambassadors.
—Time, 9 Dec. 2025
Their prerogative is whether to let those suffocating circumstances divide them or painfully remove themselves from them in hopes of staying together.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 4 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prerogative
Noun
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The Honda moves forward, turning to the right.—
Devon Lum,
Twin Cities,
8 Jan. 2026
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Costco would add one right-in/right-out turn on Idaho 55, another on Hill Road, and a new roundabout on Hill Road, the traffic analysis said.—
Rose Evans
January 8,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Notably, this includes the brand’s first-ever foray into the state of Maine, which has never before had the privilege of enjoying the ALDI shopping experience.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Jan. 2026
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This home takes that privilege to the next level with an indoor-outdoor design by Malek Alqadi Folly.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Prerogative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prerogative. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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