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pre·rog·a·tive
(prĭ-rŏg′ə-tĭv)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: "Encyclicals became direct exercises of papal prerogative" (Garry Wills).
adj.
Of, arising from, or exercising a prerogative.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin praerogātīva, feminine of praerogātīvus, asked first, from praerogātus, past participle of praerogāre, to ask before : prae-, pre- + rogāre, to ask; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]
pre·rog′a·tived adj.
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prerogative
(prɪˈrɒɡətɪv)n
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
[C14: from Latin praerogātīva privilege, earlier: group with the right to vote first, from prae before + rogāre to ask, beg for]
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pre•rog•a•tive
(prɪˈrɒg ə tɪv, pəˈrɒg-)n.
1. an exclusive right, privilege, etc., exercised by virtue of rank, office, or the like.
2. a right, privilege, etc., limited to a specific person or to persons of a particular category.
3. a power, immunity, or the like restricted to a sovereign government or its representative.
4. Obs. precedence.
adj. 5. having or exercising a prerogative.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin praerogātīvus (adj.) voting first, praerogātīva (n. use of feminine adj.) tribe or century with right to vote first. See pre-, interrogative]
syn: See privilege.
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See also related terms for privilege.
prerogative
- Comes from Latin praerogare, "ask before others," and came to mean "right to precedence, privilege."See also related terms for privilege.
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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" 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 I thought it was a woman's prerogative to change her mind?
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prerogative
noun1. A privilege granted a person, as by virtue of birth:
Law: droit.
2. The right and power to command, decide, rule, or judge:
authority, command, control, domination, dominion, jurisdiction, mastery, might, power, sovereignty, sway.
Informal: say-so.
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Translations
إمتياز، حَق بسبب المركِز
výsada
privilegium
etuoikeus
forréttindi
prerogatyva
prerogatīvaprivilēģija
prerogative
[prɪˈrɒgətɪv] N → prerrogativa fhe can refuse if he wants to, that's his prerogative → puede negarse si quiere, está en su derecho
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prerogative
n → Vorrecht nt, → Prärogativ nt (geh); that’s a woman’s prerogative → das ist das Vorrecht einer Frau
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prerogative
(prəˈrogətiv) noun a special right or privilege belonging to a person because of his rank, position etc.
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