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
The President does have the prerogative to rescind a final rule, but that is a legal process, laid out by Congress, that usually takes months, at a minimum.
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Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2025
On Naked: That’s your prerogative to see it that way.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2025
Failing to respect the law, by contrast, would preserve the alarming status quo under which China’s security services have the legal prerogative to access TikTok’s massive data set of information on 170 million Americans.
—The Editors, National Review, 20 Jan. 2025
Which award to campaign for is the platform’s prerogative.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2025
On Naked: That’s your prerogative to see it that way.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2025
Failing to respect the law, by contrast, would preserve the alarming status quo under which China’s security services have the legal prerogative to access TikTok’s massive data set of information on 170 million Americans.
—The Editors, National Review, 20 Jan. 2025
Which award to campaign for is the platform’s prerogative.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Prerogative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prerogative. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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