prerogative
noun
pre·rog·a·tive
pri-ˈrä-gə-tiv
1
a
: an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as
(1)
: one belonging to an office or an official body
(2)
: one belonging to a person, group, or class of individuals
(3)
: one possessed by a nation as an attribute of sovereignty
b
: the discretionary power inhering in the British Crown
2
: a distinctive excellence
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