prerogative
Example Sentences
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Mr. Mamdani is duly elected, and it’s his prerogative to destroy the Big Apple’s housing supply as he sees fit.
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
Legal advice concluded that the royal prerogative which commanded when the flag should be flown in Great Britain was "without legal authority in Northern Ireland".
From BBC
The Fed, however, doesn’t operate solely on the chairman’s prerogative.
It has weathered the prerogatives of each presidency.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
