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prerogative

[pri-rog-uh-tiv, puh-rog-] / prɪˈrɒg ə tɪv, pəˈrɒg- /


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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 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

It would prevent a federal judge from coming into Odessa, as was his prerogative under the desegregation order, and changing the boundaries.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger




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