as in rights
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 prerogatives
The Court’s ruling, expected by year’s end, will either restore Congress’s trade prerogatives, or confirm that the president’s emergency powers can reach deep into the heart of global commerce.
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Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
Not all Republicans agreed, but their bleats of complaint hardly suggested a Congress that had finally found the moment to reassert its institutional prerogatives.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025
The Irvine Company dealt underperforming assets and exercised their own strategic prerogatives.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Trump’s bombing campaign significantly dialed up the unaccountable military prerogatives of the American presidency.
—Chris Lehmann, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
In other words, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle used to jealously guard the prerogatives of the legislative branch — the supreme branch, according to the Constitution — against overzealous presidents.
—David M. Drucker, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2025
Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
Not all Republicans agreed, but their bleats of complaint hardly suggested a Congress that had finally found the moment to reassert its institutional prerogatives.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025
The Irvine Company dealt underperforming assets and exercised their own strategic prerogatives.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Trump’s bombing campaign significantly dialed up the unaccountable military prerogatives of the American presidency.
—Chris Lehmann, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
In other words, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle used to jealously guard the prerogatives of the legislative branch — the supreme branch, according to the Constitution — against overzealous presidents.
—David M. Drucker, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prerogatives
Noun
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However, the rights that these certificates grant are not equal to the rights afforded to straight couples.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
21 Oct. 2025
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Not for nothing did the sports division fork over a bundle for the rights to license the Roundball Rock theme—which for years effectively served as the soundtrack to Jordan crushing the dreams of his opponents—from its shooting guard-size composer, John Tesh.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Fans could lose their ticket privileges for all sporting events if they are caught throwing tortillas in the stands.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Pomerville said she’s fed up with people’s rights being stripped or treated as privileges.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Prerogatives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prerogatives. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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