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
Some of the players involved said Lurie is still trying to figure out how to balance competing prerogatives without damaging his relationships.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
But that’s not what Detroit did, and that was the Pistons’ prerogative.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2026
The problem, in his view, was not just Anthropic corporate; the problem was that Claude, or any model, had a prerogative at all.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
If your boyfriend wants to, that’s his prerogative.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2026
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
But that’s not what Detroit did, and that was the Pistons’ prerogative.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2026
The problem, in his view, was not just Anthropic corporate; the problem was that Claude, or any model, had a prerogative at all.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
If your boyfriend wants to, that’s his prerogative.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for prerogative
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prerogative
Noun
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And politics still very much come into play, especially as countries move further to the right.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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This is the first year of the league’s new 11-year, $77 billion media rights deal with the three networks.—
Mike Prada,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Coming off of the strike, and what that meant for so many people getting back to work, and then being able to go back to work on that type of set was such a privilege and very humbling.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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Roseberry’s work privileges spectacle—volume, gold, anatomical exaggeration—where Schiaparelli’s shock lay in wit and displacement.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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“Prerogative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prerogative. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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