prerogativenoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/prɪˈrɒɡ.ə.tɪv/us/prɪˈrɑː.ɡə.t̬ɪv/formalsomething that certain people are able or allowed to do or have, but is not possible or allowed for everyone:
Alex makes all the big decisions - that's his prerogative as company director.
Skiing used to be the prerogative of the rich, but now a far wider range of people do it.
the Royal Prerogative (= the special rights of the ruling king or queen)
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Allowing and permitting
- admit of sth
- allow
- allow of sth
- allowable
- authorization
- authorize
- concession
- green
- leave
- let
- let sb/sth in
- let sb/sth out
- licence
- license
- mandate
- OK
- open the floodgates idiom
- sanction
- submit
- variance
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