prerogative

pre·rog·a·tive  (pr-rg-tv)

n.

1. An exclusive right or privilege held by a person or group, especially a hereditary or official right. See Synonyms at right.

2. The exclusive right and power to command, decide, rule, or judge: the principal's prerogative to suspend a student.

3. A special quality that confers superiority.

adj.

Of, arising from, or exercising a prerogative.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin praerogtva, feminine of praerogtvus, asked first, from praerogtus, past participle of praerogre, to ask before : prae-, pre- + rogre, to ask; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]

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pre·roga·tived adj.

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prerogative

Noun

a special privilege or right [Latin praerogativa privilege]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

prerogative - a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right); "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males" exclusive right, perquisite, privilege right - an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature; "they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"; "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"- Eleanor Roosevelt; "a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away" easement - (law) the privilege of using something that is not your own (as using another's land as a right of way to your own land) privilege of the floor - the right to be admitted onto the floor of a legislative assembly while it is in session

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prerogative

noun right, choice, claim, authority, title, due, advantage, sanction, liberty, privilege, immunity, exemption, birthright, droit, perquisite

Translations

prerogative [prɪˈrɔgətɪv] n → prerrogativa

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prerogative [prɪˈrɔgətɪv] n → prérogative f

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prerogative [prɪˈrɔgətɪv] n → Vorrecht nt, Privileg nt

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prerogative [prɪˈrɔgətɪv] n → prerogativa

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prerogative

n prerogative [prəˈrogətiv]

a special right or privilege belonging to a person because of his rank, position etc. reg, mandaat إمتياز، حَق بسبب المركِز привилегия výsada privilegium das Privilegium προνόμιο prerrogativa eelisõigus امتیاز etuoikeus prérogative זְכוּת מְיוּחֶדֶת परमाधिकार, विशेषाधिकार povlastica,pravo prednosti kiváltság hak istimewa forréttindi prerogativa 特権 특권 prerogatyva prerogatīva; privilēģija prerogatif voorrecht særrett, forrett prerogatywa, przywilej prerrogativa prerogativă прерогатива výsada posebna pravica povlastica prerogativ, privilegium สิทธิพิเศษ yetki 特權 прерогатива; привілей اختيار، استحقاق đặc quyền 特权