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
But even putting such public health prerogatives aside, such mandates can serve as powerful protections that advance the interests of children who themselves would otherwise have gone unvaccinated.
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Adam W. Gaffney, STAT, 18 May 2026
Some of the players involved said Lurie is still trying to figure out how to balance competing prerogatives without damaging his relationships.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
Surprise, surprise, JPMorgan Chase and other big banks survived this outrageous assault upon their prerogatives.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026
The district judge declined her jurisdictional prerogatives, saying that the case was too serious to be settled in a magistrates’ court and must be heard by a Crown Court, which deals with the most severe criminal offenses.
—Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
That goal neatly aligns with the record industry’s shifting prerogatives.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 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
Pursuing justice and controlling immigration are a government’s rightful prerogatives.
—The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Dec. 2025
However, that effort has been challenged in court on the grounds that the state mandates infringe on local government prerogatives.
—Stefan Chavez-Norgaard, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
Adam W. Gaffney, STAT, 18 May 2026
Some of the players involved said Lurie is still trying to figure out how to balance competing prerogatives without damaging his relationships.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
Surprise, surprise, JPMorgan Chase and other big banks survived this outrageous assault upon their prerogatives.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026
The district judge declined her jurisdictional prerogatives, saying that the case was too serious to be settled in a magistrates’ court and must be heard by a Crown Court, which deals with the most severe criminal offenses.
—Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
That goal neatly aligns with the record industry’s shifting prerogatives.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 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
Pursuing justice and controlling immigration are a government’s rightful prerogatives.
—The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Dec. 2025
However, that effort has been challenged in court on the grounds that the state mandates infringe on local government prerogatives.
—Stefan Chavez-Norgaard, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prerogatives
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And as Secretary of State Jena Griswold and Molly Fitzpatrick, Boulder County clerk and recorder, aptly point out, the courts are well attuned to the need to protect First Amendment rights and were already poised to provide Peters with eventual relief.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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The category, which now grabs the biggest audiences and ad dollars, is seeing ever-rising media rights costs.—
Lillian Rizzo,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
Noun
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And perhaps that is one of the greatest privileges of longevity in our business.—
Allen Buchanan,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Washington simply stopped issuing and renewing confidential plates in October 2025, and Massachusetts did the same, cutting off ICE and Customs and Border Patrol agencies from privileges in early 2026.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
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“Prerogatives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prerogatives. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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