prerogative

The area that Warsh can most quickly affect change is his press conference Wednesday, because that has always been the sole prerogative of the Fed chair.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 14, 2026

"It's great that they express themselves. We think they have the wrong message, but that's their prerogative."

From BBC ● May 1, 2026

It declared that if a Supreme Court precedent “has direct application in a case,” the lower court must “follow the case which directly controls, leaving to this court the prerogative of overruling its own decisions.”

From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2026

If Compass wants to build its business around private listings, that is its prerogative.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026

For Hoagland’s is a constant prerogative: You know better, Harry.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

His historical legacy rests not only on his mastery of parliamentary procedure, but on his deployment of the upper chamber’s prerogatives with lethal precision.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

Eswar Prasad: I haven’t been entirely surprised because I could see that there are certain economic prerogatives of the current administration that seemed to take precedence over many other considerations.

From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026

A Cas statement said the FIG argued it had "no prerogatives" in the issuing of entry visas, and the Indonesian government's decision not to grant the visas falls "outside the competence" of the organisation.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2025

The theory goes that they’re holding their power in check, doing a carefully calibrated dance in which both sides are daring each other to cross some line while clinging to their own prerogatives and power.

From Slate ● Jul. 18, 2025

The main charge levied against Washington was that he had made himself into a quasi king: “We have given him the powers and prerogatives of a King,” claimed one New York editorial.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis