Prerogative
noun
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 category:
It was the teacher’s prerogative to stop the discussion.
3.
a power, immunity, or the like restricted to a sovereign government or its representative:
The royal prerogative exempts the king from taxation.
4.
Obsolete. precedence.
adjective
5.
having or exercising a prerogative.
6.
pertaining to, characteristic of, or existing by virtue of a prerogative.
noun
1.
an exclusive privilege or right exercised by a person or group of people holding a particular office or hereditary rank
2.
any privilege or right
3.
a power, privilege, or immunity restricted to a sovereign or sovereign government
adjective
4.
having or able to exercise a prerogative
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