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
Choosing higher upside and a lower floor makes sense if that’s your prerogative considering the remaining viability on Week 1 waiver wires in 1-QB formats.
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John Laghezza, The Athletic, 31 July 2024
The United States has in recent decades deferred to Hezbollah’s powerful position in Lebanon; challenging its prerogatives was judged to be pointless and destabilizing.
—Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2024
Her successor, Brandon Johnson, has dropped ethics reform as a serious talking point and has emphasized the need to respect aldermanic prerogative.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2024
If Twisters doesn’t want any of its characters to utter the words climate change, that’s its prerogative.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 July 2024
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John Laghezza, The Athletic, 31 July 2024
The United States has in recent decades deferred to Hezbollah’s powerful position in Lebanon; challenging its prerogatives was judged to be pointless and destabilizing.
—Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2024
Her successor, Brandon Johnson, has dropped ethics reform as a serious talking point and has emphasized the need to respect aldermanic prerogative.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2024
If Twisters doesn’t want any of its characters to utter the words climate change, that’s its prerogative.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 July 2024
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“Prerogative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prerogative. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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