as in right
something to which one has a just claim
it's your prerogative to refuse to attend religious services
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2025
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Heller’s screenplay adaptation of the 2021 novel by Rachel Yoder indulges the selfish antagonism that Millennial feminists take as their prerogative.
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In terms of what's going to be on the agenda, that's not necessarily our prerogative to set.
—Victoria Knight, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Prerogative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prerogative. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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