prerogative

noun

pri-ˈrä-gə-tiv How to pronounce prerogative (audio)
Definition of prerogativenext
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 Exercising the prerogatives of citizenship meant a wearying, lifelong battle to mitigate harm—one that would invariably fail, as the experiences of one generation faded out of living memory and another one picked up the same arguments and same ideas to reconfigure them in new ways. — Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026 But the mother of congressional prerogatives (enshrined in Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 of the Constitution) is the power to declare war. — Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 12 June 2026 To some extent, that’s the founder’s prerogative. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 12 June 2026 Like Lake, defensive lineman Kobie Turner insistently cautioned that whatever Donald decides to do or not do was his former teammate’s prerogative. — Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for prerogative
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  1. right
  2. privilege
Noun
  • Many of his domestic critics have faulted him for prolonging the war in Gaza to appease his far-right allies, and for permitting ultra-Orthodox Jews to forgo military service to appease that sizable religious voter bloc.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Ellison fils’s most high-profile hiring decision was to enlist Bari Weiss—the former Times Opinion editor and founder of the center-right publication The Free Press—as editor-in-chief of CBS News.
    — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of right
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  • Advertisement The revolution still to come At the heart of the French Revolution of 1789 was the abolition of the privileges of the aristocracy and clergy.
    — Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Ah, to be a jaded 13-year-old who’s not always aware of his privilege.
    — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of privilege

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