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
Like its predecessors, the Trump administration has a legitimate prerogative to make major policy changes, even ones that many Americans may consider ill advised.
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Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2025
In a series of rulings over the past month on Trump's emergency requests to override low-level judicial roadblocks, the high court's conservative majority has been neither a rubber stamp for the president nor an aggressive check on his prerogative.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025
But in this case, Republicans argue that Senate Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., has the prerogative to decide which baseline is used to score the bill's cost.
—Kevin Freking, Time, 3 Apr. 2025
During an hourlong Oval Office appearance, Trump appeared to slap down, contradict or complicate each of Netanyahu’s policy prerogatives.
—Time, 9 Apr. 2025
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Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2025
In a series of rulings over the past month on Trump's emergency requests to override low-level judicial roadblocks, the high court's conservative majority has been neither a rubber stamp for the president nor an aggressive check on his prerogative.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025
But in this case, Republicans argue that Senate Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., has the prerogative to decide which baseline is used to score the bill's cost.
—Kevin Freking, Time, 3 Apr. 2025
During an hourlong Oval Office appearance, Trump appeared to slap down, contradict or complicate each of Netanyahu’s policy prerogatives.
—Time, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prerogative
Noun
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With its conservative bent, Fox News thrives with its opinion hosts, but it also is distinguished from rivals on the right with its news operation.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
5 May 2025
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This ruling affirms core constitutional freedoms all Americans hold dear, including free speech, due process, and the right to select counsel without the fear of retribution.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
3 May 2025
Noun
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President Abraham Lincoln controversially suspended writ privilege nationally early in the Civil War, but Congress subsequently enacted a law permitting suspension in March 1863.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
11 May 2025
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Apply principles of least privilege for specific assets and user roles.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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“Prerogative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prerogative. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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