prerogative
21prerogative — UK [prɪˈrɒɡətɪv] / US [prɪˈrɑɡətɪv] noun [countable] Word forms prerogative : singular prerogative plural prerogatives formal a right that a particular person or group has It s the manager s prerogative to decide who will be employed …
22prerogative — /prəˈrɒgətɪv / (say pruh roguhtiv) noun 1. an exclusive right or privilege attaching to an office or position. 2. a right or privilege attached to a specific person or group of persons. 3. royal prerogative. 4. a prior, peculiar, or exclusive… …
23PRÉROGATIVE — n. f. Privilège, avantage attaché à certaines fonctions, à certaines dignités, etc. à cette charge sont attachées d’importantes prérogatives. Dans les Monarchies constitutionnelles, La prérogative royale, Les droits et les honneurs assurés au roi …
24prerogative — 1. noun /pɹɪˈɹɒɡ.ə.tɪv,pɹəˈɹɑɡ.ə.tɪv,pəˈɹɑɡ.ə.tɪv/ a) A hereditary or official right or privilege. Your best life now: 7 steps to living at your full potential by Joel Osteen Religion 2004 310 pages Page 92 If you want to wear your hair a certain …
25prerogative — n. 1 a right or privilege exclusive to an individual or class. 2 (in full royal prerogative) Brit. the right of the sovereign, theoretically subject to no restriction. Etymology: ME f. OF prerogative or L praerogativa privilege (orig. to vote… …
26prerogative — Synonyms and related words: absolute power, absolutism, accomplishment, advantage, appanage, appurtenance, ascendancy, authority, authorization, birthright, claim, competence, competency, conjugal right, constituted authority, deanship, delegated …
27prerogative — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. franchise, right, privilege; birthright; liberty, advantage. See authority. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. privilege, advantage, exemption; see right 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n.… …
28prerogative — pre|rog|a|tive [ prı ragətıv ] noun count FORMAL a right that a particular person or group has: It s the manager s prerogative to decide who will play on the day …
29prerogative — [14] Latin praerogāre meant ‘ask before others’ (it was a compound verb formed from the prefix prae ‘before’ and rogāre ‘ask’, source also of English interrogate [15]). The term praerogātīva (based on its past participle) was applied to those… …
30prerogative — [prɪ rɒgətɪv] noun 1》 a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class. 2》 (in UK law) the right of the sovereign, theoretically unrestricted but usually delegated to government or the judiciary. adjective arising from or… …
