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- Dictionaryprerogative/prɪˈrɒɡətɪv/
noun
- 1. a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class: "in some countries, higher education is predominantly 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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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.
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.
Prerogative definition: an exclusive right, privilege, etc., exercised by virtue of rank, office, or the like. See examples of PREROGATIVE used in a sentence.
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.
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."
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.
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) The president exercised his prerogative to veto the bill. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
an exclusive right, privilege, etc., exercised by virtue of rank, office, or the like: the prerogatives of a senator. a right, privilege, etc., limited to a specific person or to persons of a particular category: It was the teacher's prerogative to stop the discussion.
PREROGATIVE meaning: something that you have the right to do because of who you are: . Learn more.
