prerogative
Example Sentences
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Like Lake, defensive lineman Kobie Turner insistently cautioned that whatever Donald decides to do or not do was his former teammate’s prerogative.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
If people want to make unwise bets, that’s their prerogative.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
Under the provisions of the 1998 Northern Ireland Act, regulations governing the flag had become "a transferred prerogative matter", precluding Her Majesty's "command on flags … having any legal effect in Northern Ireland".
From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025
We had professor Aziz Huq on the show to talk about Ernst Fraenkel’s “dual state” theory and what happens when you have two operating legal systems—the normative state and the prerogative state.
From Slate • Sep. 15, 2025
He was asserting his traditional prerogative as a chief and was challenging the authority of the magistrate.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Vocabulary lists containing prerogative
To Kill a Mockingbird
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Grade 11, List 1
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"What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" by Frederick Douglass
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