prerogative
11prérogative — (pré ro ga ti v ) adj. 1° À Rome, la centurie prérogative, ou, substantivement, la prérogative, la centurie à laquelle on demandait d abord son suffrage dans les comices. 2° S. f. La primauté attribuée à cette centurie. 3° Fig. Tout pouvoir …
12prerogative — n. 1) to exercise one s prerogative 2) the royal prerogative 3) smb. s prerogative to + inf. (it s our prerogative to order an investigation) * * * [prɪ rɒgətɪv] the royal prerogative to exercise one s prerogative smb. s prerogative to + inf. (it …
13Prerogative — A Prerogative is an exclusive legal right given from a government or state and invested in an individual or group, the content of which is separate from the body of rights enjoyed under the general law of the normative state. It was a common… …
14prerogative — /prsrogatav/ An exclusive or peculiar right or privilege. The special power, privilege, immunity, right or advantage vested in an official person, either generally, or in respect to the things of his office, or in an official body, as a court or… …
15Prerogative — The royal prerogative comprised all the powers and privileges that English law reserved for the Crown to enable it to effectively govern the realm. Although its full extent was vaguely defined and depended in part on the personality of the… …
16prerogative — pre|rog|a|tive [prıˈrɔgətıv US ˈra: ] n [C usually singular] [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: prérogative, from Latin praerogativus voting first in a Roman election , from rogare to ask ] a right that someone has, especially because of their… …
17prerogative — /pri rog euh tiv, peuh rog /, n. 1. an exclusive right, privilege, etc., exercised by virtue of rank, office, or the like: the prerogatives of a senator. 2. a right, privilege, etc., limited to a specific person or to persons of a particular… …
18prerogative — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ exclusive, sole ▪ Making such decisions is not the sole prerogative of managers. ▪ constitutional, judicial, managerial, presidential, royal …
19PRÉROGATIVE — s. f. Privilége, avantage attaché à certaines fonctions, à certaines dignités, etc. Cette charge donne de belles prérogatives. Cette église a de grandes prérogatives, jouit de grandes prérogatives, jouit de beaucoup de prérogatives. Dans les… …
20prerogative — [[t]prɪrɒ̱gətɪv[/t]] prerogatives N COUNT: usu with poss If something is the prerogative of a particular person or group, it is a privilege or a power that only they have. [FORMAL] Constitutional changes are exclusively the prerogative of the… …
