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| pre·rog·a·tive [ pri róggətiv ] (plural pre·rog·a·tives) |
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1. privilege restricted to people of rank: an exclusive privilege or right enjoyed by a person or group occupying a particular rank or position
  It was her prerogative as leader to choose a successor.
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2. individual right or privilege: a privilege or right that allows a particular person or group to give orders or make decisions or judgments
It's not his prerogative to say who can come.
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3. privilege resulting from natural advantage: the right conferred by a natural advantage that places somebody in a position of superiority
the prerogatives conferred by age
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4. sovereign power, privilege, or immunity: the power or right of a monarch or government to do something or be exempt from something
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5. superiority: superiority in rank or nature
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| [14th century. Via French< Latin praerogativa< praerogare "ask first" < rogare "ask"] |
