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- Dictionarypre·rog·a·tive/p(r)əˈräɡədiv/
noun
- 1. a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class: "owning an automobile was still the prerogative of the rich"
adjective
- 1. arising from the prerogative of the Crown (usually delegated to the government or the judiciary) and based in common law rather than statutory law: British "the monarch retained the formal prerogative power to appoint the Prime Minister"
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The meaning of PREROGATIVE is an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege. How to use prerogative in a sentence. Did you know?
something that certain people are able or allowed to do or have, but is not possible or allowed for everyone: Alex makes all the big decisions - that's his prerogative as company director. Skiing used to be the prerogative of the rich, but now a far wider range of people do it.
something that certain people are able or allowed to do or have, but is not possible or allowed for everyone: Alex makes all the big decisions - that's his prerogative as company director. Skiing used to be the prerogative of the rich, but now a far wider range of people do it.
Prerogative definition: an exclusive right, privilege, etc., exercised by virtue of rank, office, or the like. See examples of PREROGATIVE used in a sentence.
A prerogative is someone's special right or privilege. As Bobby Brown once sang, "I don't need permission / Make my own decisions / That's my prerogative."
If something is the prerogative of a particular person or group, it is a privilege or a power that only they have. It is your prerogative to stop seeing that particular therapist and find another one.
1. an exclusive privilege or right exercised by a person or group of people holding a particular office or hereditary rank. 2. any privilege or right. 3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a power, privilege, or immunity restricted to a sovereign or sovereign government. adj. having or able to exercise a prerogative.
prerogative. noun. /prɪˈrɒɡətɪv/ /prɪˈrɑːɡətɪv/ (formal) a right or advantage belonging to a particular person or group because of their importance or social position. In many countries education is still the prerogative of the rich. the royal prerogative(= the special rights of a king or queen)
something that you have the right to do because of who you are: Alex makes the decisions - that's his prerogative as company director. (Definition of prerogative from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of prerogative. in Chinese (Traditional) 獨有的權利（或權力），特權… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 独有的权利（或权力），特权…
a right or advantage belonging to a particular person or group because of their importance or social position In many countries education is still the prerogative of the rich. One of the presidential prerogatives (= the special rights of a president) is the use of Air Force One.
