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Free imagination is the inestimable prerogative of youth and it must be cherished and guarded as a treasure.
Felix Bloch

Meaning of "prerogative" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PREROGATIVE

From Latin praerogātīva privilege, earlier: group with the right to vote first, from prae before + rogāre to ask, beg for.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PREROGATIVE

prerogative  [prɪˈrɒɡətɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PREROGATIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Prerogative can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PREROGATIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Prerogative

In law, a prerogative is an exclusive right given from a government or state and invested in an individual or group, the content of which is separate from the body of rights enjoyed under the general law of the normative state. It was a common facet of feudal law. The word is derived from O.Fr. prerogative, M.L. prerogativa "special right," from L. praerogativa "prerogative, previous choice or election," originally "unit of 100 voters who by lot voted first in the Roman comitia," from praerogativus "chosen to vote first." In modern popular culture usage, the word prerogative has come to mean the egalitarian condition of the right for anyone's own self-determination, e.g., that it is "one's prerogative" to do as they please. The antithesis of the legal historic use of the term, being private exclusion from anyone and determined to the individual from without.

Definition of prerogative in the English dictionary

The first definition of prerogative in the dictionary is an exclusive privilege or right exercised by a person or group of people holding a particular office or hereditary rank. Other definition of prerogative is any privilege or right. Prerogative is also a power, privilege, or immunity restricted to a sovereign or sovereign government.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PREROGATIVE


arrogative
əˈrɒɡətɪv
colligative
kəˈlɪɡətɪv
derogative
dɪˈrɒɡətɪv
electronegative
ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈnɛɡətɪv
ergative
ˈɜːɡətɪv
HIV-negative
ˌeɪtʃaɪviːˈneɡətɪv
indagative
ˈɪndəɡətɪv
interrogative
ˌɪntəˈrɒɡətɪv
investigative
ɪnˈvestɪɡətɪv
ligative
ˈlɪɡətɪv
negative
ˈnɛɡətɪv
nonnegative
ˌnɒnˈneɡətɪv
objurgative
ɒbˈdʒɜːɡətɪv
obligative
ɒbˈlɪɡətɪv
photonegative
ˌfəʊtəʊˈnɛɡətɪv
propagative
ˈprɒpəɡətɪv
purgative
ˈpɜːɡətɪv
Rh-negative
ˌɑːrˈeɪtʃ ˈnɛɡətɪv
seronegative
ˌsɪərəʊˈnɛɡətɪv
supererogative
ˌsuːpərəˈrɒɡətɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PREROGATIVE

prerectal
prereform
preregister
preregistration
prerehearsal
prerelease
prerelease showing
prerenal
prerequire
prerequisite
preretirement
prereturn
prereview
prerevolution
prerinse
preriot
prerock
prerogatively
preromantic
prerupt

WORDS THAT END LIKE PREROGATIVE

active
administrative
alternative
collaborative
comparative
conservative
cooperative
creative
decorative
derivative
in the negative
informative
initiative
innovative
legislative
narrative
native
operative
quantitative
relative
representative

Synonyms and antonyms of prerogative in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PREROGATIVE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «prerogative» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of prerogative

Translation of «prerogative» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PREROGATIVE

Find out the translation of prerogative to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of prerogative from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «prerogative» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

特权
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

prerrogativa
570 millions of speakers

English

prerogative
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विशेषाधिकार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прерогативой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

prerrogativa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিশেষ ক্ষমতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prérogative
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Prerogatif
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vorrecht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

特権
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

특권
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Prerogative
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quyền ưu tiên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தனிச்சிறப்பாகும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विशेष हक्क
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ayrıcalıklı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prerogativa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

prerogatywą
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прерогативою
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

prerogativă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προνόμιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

prerogatief
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

privilegium
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

privilegium
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of prerogative

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PREROGATIVE»

The term «prerogative» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.919 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PREROGATIVE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «prerogative» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «prerogative» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about prerogative

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10 QUOTES WITH «PREROGATIVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word prerogative.
1
Peter L. Berger
Even if one is interested only in one's own society, which is one's prerogative, one can understand that society much better by comparing it with others.
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Felix Bloch
Free imagination is the inestimable prerogative of youth and it must be cherished and guarded as a treasure.
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Bob Brown
The pursuit of eternity is no longer the prerogative of the gods - it is the business of us all, here and now.
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Coco Chanel
Elegance is not the prerogative of those who have just escaped from adolescence, but of those who have already taken possession of their future.
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Albert Bushnell Hart
The colonies had little occasion to feel or to resent direct royal prerogative.
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Michael Hayden
There is no part of the executive branch that more exists on the outer edge of executive prerogative than the American intelligence community - the intelligence community, CIA, covert action. My literal responsibility as director of CIA with regard to covert action was to inform the Congress - not to seek their approval, to inform.
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Gordon B. Hinckley
Some husbands regard it as their prerogative to compel their wives to fit their standards of what they think to be the ideal.
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John James Ingalls
In the democracy of the dead all men at last are equal. There is neither rank nor station nor prerogative in the republic of the grave.
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John James Ingalls
There is neither rank nor station nor prerogative in the republic of the grave.
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Pauline Kael
The first prerogative of an artist in any medium is to make a fool of himself.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PREROGATIVE»

Discover the use of prerogative in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to prerogative and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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My Prerogative
More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA
Sasha White, 2008
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Abstracts of the Testamentary Proceedings of the Prerogative ...
The Prerogative Court was the focal point for probate in colonial Maryland.
V. L. Skinner, 2009
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The Peddler's Prerogative
A fast, salesy read, this book sketches a provocative yet entertaining picture of peddlers, companies, customers, and the unacceptable status quo.
Dennis Ford, 2007
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Abstracts of the Testamentary Proceedings of the Prerogative ...
Volume II in this series consists of abstracts of Prerogative Court of Maryland records for the period 1670 to 1674.
V. L. Skinner, V. L. Skinner, Jr., 2009
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Abstracts of the Testamentary Proceedings of the Prerogative ...
In all, this volume refers to roughly 8,000 residents.
Jr. Skinner, 2009
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Abstracts of the Testamentary Proceedings of the Prerogative ...
Volume VI in this series consists of abstracts of Prerogative Court of Maryland records for the period 1686-1689 and 1692-1693. (The abstracts are arranged in chronological order by court session.) For the most part, the transcriptions ...
V. L. Skinner, V. L. Skinner, Jr., 2009
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A Women's Prerogative
The book teaches, in simple ways, how any woman can control her life by controlling those within it. It provides an insight few women understand and all women should learn.
Wendell Johnson, 2007
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The Royal Prerogative and the Learning of the Inns of Court
His examination of the wording of wardship grants is one such example, and it indicates the increased concern with exactitude in the administration of the prerogative. 57 Another area which figures prominently in Spelman's treatment is uses ...
Margaret McGlynn, 2004
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The Prerogative of Parliaments in England Proved in a ...
This book represents an authentic reproduction of the text as printed by the original publisher.
Walter Raleigh, 2010
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Privilege and Prerogative: New York's Provincial Elite, ...
It is this growing political sophistication on the part of the provincial elite that American historian Mary Lou Lustig details in Privilege and Prerogative.
Mary Lou Lustig, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PREROGATIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term prerogative is used in the context of the following news items.
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Note To Greece: Mixing Currency And Politics Doesn't Work
They made the minting of currency a royal “prerogative” and illicit minting a capital crime, so they could, in a pinch, pay their bills in adulterated ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
2
Jason Shackell reveals it was Derby County's ambition that …
'That's his prerogative - to say what he's got to say for him and the club,' the 31-year-old told Sportsmail. 'He felt like he needed to say ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
3
'Our Loss Is Unimaginable': Bobby Brown Says He's 'Completely …
The “My Prerogative” singer was spotted in the Atlanta area Sunday looking downbeat and teary. In response to an outpour of affection from the ... «RadarOnline, Jul 15»
4
PNoy support for Anti-Dynasty Law won't faze Binay
Abigail Binay, said it is really the President's prerogative if he wants to thank the vice-president or put insinuations in his speech. She said what ... «ABS CBN News, Jul 15»
5
Fort Lean embraces its New Hobbies on a tour-only EP
At the same time, we had a little more freedom regarding our sonic palette, as there was less of a prerogative to make it “fit” with all the album ... «A.V. Club, Jul 15»
6
Fenway giveaway
“Equipment hits an umpire, it's their immediate prerogative to eject the player. We needed Nap to stay in the game and, unfortunately, the ... «Boston Herald, Jul 15»
7
Do Songs by Female Pop Stars Always Need to Have a Feminist …
It's a woman's prerogative to do whatever she wants. There is room for Beyoncé to inhabit a feminist space if she chooses to, and for Britney to ... «Noisey, Jul 15»
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Gurdaspur terror attack: Army called, but not roped in for ops
... and said it was prerogative of the civilian administration to take the Army's help. ADGP (Intelligence) Hardeep Singh Dhillon said the police ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
9
Obama's categorical reduction of sentences has precedent
... believed “humanity and good policy [meant] the benign prerogative of pardoning should be as little as possible fettered or embarrassed. «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
10
7 Things Your Body Hair Says About You
It's a woman's prerogative to change her hair. But when body hair changes without our permission? Then it's our imperative to check it out. «Yahoo Health, Jul 15»

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