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Synonyms for prerogative
prɪˈrɒg ə tɪv, pəˈrɒg-pre·rog·a·tive
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
prerogativenoun
A right is that which one may properly demand upon considerations of justice, morality, equity, or of natural or positive law. A right may be either general or special, natural or artificial. "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" are the natural and inalienable rights of all men; rights of property, inheritance, etc., are individual and special, and often artificial, as the right of inheritance by primogeniture. A privilege is always special, exceptional, and artificial; it is something not enjoyed by all, or only to be enjoyed on certain special conditions, a peculiar benefit, favor, advantage, etc. A privilege may be of doing or avoiding; in the latter case it is an exemption or immunity; as, a privilege of hunting or fishing; exemption from military service; immunity from arrest. A franchise is a specific right or privilege granted by the government or established as such by governmental authority; as, the elective franchise; a railroad franchise. A prerogative is an official right or privilege, especially one inherent in the royal or sovereign power; in a wider sense it is an exclusive and peculiar privilege which one possesses by reason of being what he is; as, reason is the prerogative of man; kings and nobles have often claimed prerogatives and privileges opposed to the inherent rights of the people. Compare DUTY; JUSTICE.
Synonyms:
claim, exemption, franchise, immunity, liberty, license, privilege, right
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
prerogative
Synonyms:
eight, privilege, immunityAntonyms:
disqualification, disfranchisement
Princeton's WordNet
prerogative, privilege, perquisite, exclusive rightnoun
a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)
"suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males"
Synonyms:
fringe benefit, perquisite, perk, privilege, exclusive right
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List of paraphrases for "prerogative":
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#234 | right | |
#937 | license | |
#2022 | claim | |
#2439 | eight | |
#4169 | liberty | |
#4965 | franchise | |
#8145 | exemption | |
#8959 | privilege | |
#9177 | privileges | |
#12321 | immunity | |
#37800 | prerogative | |
#45478 | perk | |
#252818 | perquisite |
How to use prerogative in a sentence?
Reason to rule but mercy to forgive The first is the law, the last prerogative.
The Legislative has no Right to absolute arbitrary Power over the Lives and Fortunes of the People: Nor can Mortals assume a Prerogative not only too high for Men but for Angels, and therefore reserv’d for the Exercise of the Deity alone.
Britney Spears, on her web site, October 2004:
My prerogative right now is to just chill and let all the other overexposed blondes on the cover of Us Weekly (magazine) be your entertainment.
Try to guide the conversation back into safer territory, that's usually a host's prerogative, but anybody can do it, and any talented conversationalist will recognize safe territory.
We believe authorities are using the deportation -- which is an executive prerogative here in Mexico, whereby the executive branch can deport any foreigner without cause and without a trial whenever they see fit -- and they're using that in lieu of an extradition, to the extent of our knowledge, he has committed no crime at all in Mexico.
Translations for prerogative
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- حقArabic
- Prärogative, VorrechtGerman
- προνόμιοGreek
- prerrogativaSpanish
- حق ویژهPersian
- etuoikeutettu, kyky, valtaoikeus, etuoikeus, lahjakkuusFinnish
- prérogativeFrench
- còir-dhligheScottish Gaelic
- रिआयतHindi
- előjog, kiváltságos, kiváltságHungarian
- appannaggio, diritto, prerogativa, privilegioItalian
- זְכוּתHebrew
- prerrogativaPortuguese
- прерогатива, исключительное право, привилегияRussian
- تعصب پسندUrdu
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