prerogative
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Of course, he didn’t have to, since as Tennessee’s Chief Executive, he has the prerogative to grant or withhold clemency as he sees fit.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026
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
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
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 both knew that with the list in Hoagland’s care I had been finally taken off, that there was no official prerogative anymore, no high man or custom to heed.
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
Holder, subordinates text and history to state prerogatives.
From Slate ● May 5, 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
They thought those who were in competing spheres of power would fight for their own prerogatives, but it’s clear that’s actually quite a rare occurrence when it comes to facing down a tyrant.
From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2026
Leaders of little societies, as of big ones, are jealous of their independence and prerogatives.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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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