Examples of 'prerogative' in a sentence

Meaning of "prerogative"

Prerogative - a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class
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  • A hereditary or official right or privilege.
  • A right, or power that is exclusive to a monarch etc, especially such a power to make a decision or judgement.
  • A right, especially when due to one's position or role.
  • A property, attribute or ability which gives one a superiority or advantage over others; an inherent advantage or privilege; a talent.

How to use "prerogative" in a sentence

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Prerogative is a privilege accorded by law to certain persons.
I figured it was your prerogative to tell him more.
Your prerogative not to say that stuff.
Temporality and existence as a prerogative of the academic being.
Personal prerogative is at the heart of scientific inquiry.
The appointment is the prerogative of the monarch.
The prerogative of judgment belongs to him alone.
I am now exercising my prerogative as the original author.
That prerogative is jealously guarded by national leaders.
This has always been a prerogative of the empowered.
The prerogative power is to conduct international negotiations.
That remains the prerogative of the commanders.
And that would be your professional prerogative.
They are the prerogative of the consultant neurosurgeon.
Polygamy is therefore very much a male prerogative.

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The royal prerogative is not constitutionally unlimited.
The innovation is an inherent prerogative to business creation.
The prerogative of the crown was constantly advancing.
Innovation is no longer the prerogative of computer scientists.
And a prerogative that does not match theirs.
The legal arms trade is a prerogative of sovereignty.
When the prerogative passed to the patriarchs.
I will tell you that it is not my prerogative.
That will be the prerogative of the participants.
The management of migration remains a sovereign prerogative.
Cost recovery is a prerogative of the national legislators.
The king will exercise that prerogative.
That is their prerogative and they can do it.
Healthcare is and must remain a national prerogative.
Knowing is no longer a prerogative bestowed by formal institutions.
How you handle security is your prerogative.
It was her prerogative to sell to whoever she wanted.
It is therefore recommended to reconsider this prerogative as well.
That is the prerogative of our elected representatives.
Regale in this context means a royal prerogative.
That is the prerogative of the national parliaments.
One has to use their professional prerogative.
This is the prerogative of the qualified pharmacist.
A civil servant does not have this prerogative.
This is a permanent prerogative of all free people.
The power of appointment was historically a royal prerogative.
It is not even a prerogative of the human being.
Dominant religions stress the male prerogative.
Not be the prerogative of the political parties.
Ascertaining guilt or innocence is a prerogative of the court.
Culture is a prerogative of any human group.
Recognition of new states is the prerogative of states.
It is their prerogative to decide who their representatives will be.
Disarmament is not the prerogative of the few.
It is the prerogative of a good and loyal servant to be impertinent.

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