prerogative
特权
definition
noun
owning an automobile was still the prerogative of the rich
a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class.
adjective
the monarch retained the formal prerogative power to appoint the Prime Minister
arising from the prerogative of the Crown (usually delegated to the government or the judiciary) and based in common law rather than statutory law.
translation of 'prerogative'
noun
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adjective
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example
In answering such a question, the executive enjoys no constitutional 'prerogative' .
Leisure, they insisted, should remain the 'prerogative' of the rich.
That is entirely within Dr Smith's 'prerogative' , and no one else's.
The birthright is the 'prerogative' of the eldest son.
No longer the 'prerogative' of middle class matrons or ladies who lunch, a fabulous range of facilities is right here in Glasgow.
First, liberty is the 'prerogative' of citizens, and a large majority of the population will not possess citizenship.
But beyond the assertion of sovereign 'prerogative' , there was also a thinly veiled message of contempt.
But this is, after all, an executive 'prerogative' .
That would be the Government's prerogative, and the Government's 'prerogative' only.
While admiration of the moon is a distinctive women's activity in a garden setting, this was not purely a female 'prerogative' .
The applicant advanced a number of grounds in support of his claim for entitlement to 'prerogative' relief.
It is not the Chair's 'prerogative' to determine the declaration of a vote.
The selection of candidates is a jealously guarded 'prerogative' of the constituencies.
Was this a 'prerogative' act, such as only the Crown and its military servants could order and perform?
Power can be responsible, strong government can be democratic, and presidential 'prerogative' can be constitutional.
Browner had claimed an almost imperial 'prerogative' to say her word was law.
As Mill put it, it is the right and 'prerogative' of each person, once they have reached the maturity of their years, to interpret for themselves the meaning and value of their experiences.
His theory of democracy in which an assembly of citizens would exercise sovereign 'prerogative' was clearly inadequate.
In India, the study of Sanskrit was denied to many segments of the Hindu population, as it was deemed to be a 'prerogative' of only the privileged caste.
Furthermore, constitutions often specify that the conduct of foreign policy is the government's 'prerogative' .
Inconsistency, after all, is the indispensable 'prerogative' of great powers.
But I don't question the authority and 'prerogative' of the president.
The honey seems extraordinarily expensive, but then sweetness was a 'prerogative' of the rich until the eighteenth century.
The common law and the 'prerogative' law does not tend to like absolutes.
It is the Government's 'prerogative' to make that decision.
In contrast, the elegantly cultivated beard was long the 'prerogative' of royalty and the privileged classes.
Collecting, however, is not the 'prerogative' of the rich.
The 'prerogative' to nominate federal judges, including justices to the U.S. Supreme Court, is an important presidential power.
In the months leading up to the deadline, questions were revived about the power and 'prerogative' of Congress to wage war.
With the usual 'prerogative' of the wealthy classes, he tended to choose doctors with a reputation for having studied some topics in greater detail than usual.
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