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privilege
Protection from being forced to disclose confidential communications in certain relationships, as between attorney and client, physician and patient, or priest and confessor.
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  1. Protection from being forced to disclose confidential communications in certain relationships, as between attorney and client, physician and patient, or priest and confessor.
  2. An option, as a put or call, to buy or sell a stock
  3. A special advantage, immunity, permission, right, or benefit granted to or enjoyed by an individual, class, or caste.
advantage
A relatively favorable position; superiority of means:
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  1. A relatively favorable position; superiority of means:
  2. A beneficial factor or combination of factors:
  3. Benefit or profit; gain:
exemption
The deduction of a certain amount in the computation of net income with regard to taxation, allowed for an individual, that individual's dependents, and certain characteristics, such as blindness or age.
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  1. The deduction of a certain amount in the computation of net income with regard to taxation, allowed for an individual, that individual's dependents, and certain characteristics, such as blindness or age.
  2. An exempting or being exempted; freedom or release from a liability, obligation, etc.; immunity
  3. The state of not being subject to a responsibility held by others; in taxes, an amount subtracted from gross income to determine taxable income. The state of not being subject to a responsibility held by others; in taxes, an amount subtracted from gross income to determine taxable income.
appanage
A person's rightful extra gain; perquisite
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  1. A person's rightful extra gain; perquisite
  2. Money, land, etc. granted by a monarch for the support of his younger children
  3. Something extra offered to or claimed by a party as due; a perquisite:
birthright
Something owed since birth, due to inheritance.
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  1. Something owed since birth, due to inheritance.
  2. A right or the rights that a person has because of being born in a certain family, nation, etc.
  3. A right, possession, or privilege that is one's due by birth.
perquisite
A payment, profit, or benefit received in addition to a regular wage or salary, especially when due or expected.
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  1. A payment, profit, or benefit received in addition to a regular wage or salary, especially when due or expected.
  2. A privilege or benefit to which a person, institution, etc. is entitled by virtue of status, position, or the like; prerogative; right
  3. Something regarded or claimed as an exclusive right by virtue of one's social position or rank:
right
What is right, or just, lawful, morally good, proper, correct, etc.
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  1. What is right, or just, lawful, morally good, proper, correct, etc.
  2. A turn in the direction of the right hand or side.
  3. (Baseball, short for) right field
droit
Something to which one has legal right.
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  1. Something to which one has legal right.
  2. A legal right
authority
A conclusive statement or decision that may be taken as a guide or precedent.
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  1. A conclusive statement or decision that may be taken as a guide or precedent.
  2. An accepted source of expert information or advice:
  3. The power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge.
command
An order given with authority.
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  1. An order given with authority.
  2. (Comput.) A request entered by means of a keyboard, mouse, etc. to have a particular function performed
  3. Power to control or dominate by position
control
A standard of comparison for checking or verifying the results of an experiment. In an experiment to test the effectiveness of a new drug, for example, one group of subjects (the control group) receives an inactive substance or placebo , while a comparison group receives the drug being tested.
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  1. A standard of comparison for checking or verifying the results of an experiment. In an experiment to test the effectiveness of a new drug, for example, one group of subjects (the control group) receives an inactive substance or placebo , while a comparison group receives the drug being tested.
  2. The act or fact of controlling; power to direct or regulate; ability to use effectively
  3. Authority or ability to manage or direct:
domination
A dominating or being dominated; rule; control; ascendancy
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  1. A dominating or being dominated; rule; control; ascendancy
  2. Control or power over another or others.
  3. The exercise of such control or power.
dominion
Control or the exercise of control; sovereignty:
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  1. Control or the exercise of control; sovereignty:
  2. A territory or sphere of influence or control; a realm.
  3. Rule or power to rule; sovereign authority; sovereignty
jurisdiction
The administering of justice; authority or legal power to hear and decide cases
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  1. The administering of justice; authority or legal power to hear and decide cases
  2. The geographical area within which a government’s or a court’s power may be applied.
  3. The authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate.
mastery
Masterly ability; expert skill or knowledge
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  1. Masterly ability; expert skill or knowledge
  2. Full command of a subject of study:
  3. The status of master or ruler; control:
might
Great power or force, as of a nation or army.
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  1. Great power or force, as of a nation or army.
  2. Strength or power of any degree
  3. Physical strength:
power
National might or political strength
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  1. National might or political strength
  2. The ability to control others; authority; sway; influence
  3. The ability or capacity to act or do something effectively:
sovereignty
Supreme dominion or authority; the total and supreme power of an independent state. Supreme dominion or authority; the total and supreme power of an independent state.
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  1. Supreme dominion or authority; the total and supreme power of an independent state. Supreme dominion or authority; the total and supreme power of an independent state.
  2. Royal rank, authority, or power.
  3. The status, dominion, rule, or power of a sovereign
sway
Influence or control:
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  1. Influence or control:
  2. Influence, force, or control
  3. Sovereign power or authority; rule; dominion
say-so
A person's word, opinion, assurance, etc.
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  1. A person's word, opinion, assurance, etc.
  2. An expression of permission or approval:
  3. The right or authority to decide:
Find another word for prerogative. In this page you can discover 23 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for prerogative, like: privilege, advantage, exemption, right, appanage, birthright, perquisite, right, droit, authority and command.

Sentence Examples

  • It is the prerogative of national governments.

  • I'm a woman; I have the prerogative to change my mind, especially after sleeping on it.

  • They also contended that the ministry should possess no official authority or pastoral prerogative, but should merely carry into effect the decisions of majorities in the different meetings.

  • They gave prerogative powers in exchange for money to fight the war against France.

  • In 1 7931 79 6 he strongly criticized the administration for maintaining a neutral position between Great Britain and France, writing for the public press five papers (signed "Helvidius"), attacking the "monarchical prerogative of the executive" as exercised in the proclamation of neutrality in 1793 and denying the president's right to recognize foreign states.

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