PREROGATIVE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PREROGATIVE?

Need another word that means the same as “prerogative”? Find 8 synonyms and 30 related words for “prerogative” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Prerogative” are: exclusive right, perquisite, privilege, entitlement, right, advantage, due, birthright

Prerogative as a Noun

Definitions of "Prerogative" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “prerogative” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right.
• A faculty or property distinguishing a person or class.
• The right of the sovereign, which in British law is theoretically subject to no restriction.
• A right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class.

Synonyms of "Prerogative" as a noun (8 Words)

advantage	The quality of having a superior or more favorable position. It turned out to my advantage.
birthright	A right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth. Free public education is the birthright of every American child.
due	A payment that is due e g as the price of membership. The society dropped him for non payment of dues.
entitlement	The fact of having a right to something. Her annual leave entitlement.
exclusive right	A news report that is reported first by one news organization.
perquisite	A benefit which one enjoys or is entitled to on account of one’s job or position. The perquisites of celebrity are intoxicating.
privilege	A grant to an individual, corporation, or place of special rights or immunities, especially in the form of a franchise or monopoly. He called on MPs not to abuse their privilege.
right	Location near or direction toward the right side i e the side to the south when a person or object faces east. Take a right at the corner.

Usage Examples of "Prerogative" as a noun

• In some countries, higher education is predominantly the prerogative of the rich.
• Suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males.
• It's not a female prerogative to feel insecure.

Associations of "Prerogative" (30 Words)

abstention	The trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol. A resolution passed by 126 votes to none with six abstentions.
advantage	Give an advantage to. The experience gave him the advantage over me.
advocate	A person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea. Solicitors may act as advocates in Crown Courts.
benefic	Beneficent or kindly. A benefic force.
beneficence	The quality of being kind or helpful or generous.
benefit	Derive a benefit from. For the benefit of all.
benevolence	Disposition to do good.
benignity	A kind act. His air of benignity.
bounteous	Generously given or giving; bountiful. The bounteous goodness of God.
clemency	Leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice. An appeal for clemency.
compassion	The humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it. The victims should be treated with compassion.
exemption	A deduction allowed to a taxpayer because of his status (having certain dependents or being blind or being over 65 etc. Vehicles that may qualify for exemption from tax.
favour	An inclination to approve. He favours his sore leg.
forgiveness	Compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive. She is quick to ask forgiveness when she has overstepped the line.
fund	Accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability. The World Bank refused to fund the project.
gerrymander	Achieve a result by gerrymandering. An attempt to gerrymander the election result.
humane	(of a branch of learning) intended to have a civilizing effect on people. Regulations ensuring the humane treatment of animals.
humanitarianism	The doctrine that people’s duty is to promote human welfare. A contribution made in the spirit of humanitarianism.
leniency	The fact or quality of being more merciful or tolerant than expected; clemency. The court could show leniency.
mercy	(especially of a journey or mission) performed out of a desire to relieve suffering. It was a mercy we got out alive.
mildness	Lack of severity. Even in the pulpit there are moments when mildness of manner is not enough.
partisan	A fervent and even militant proponent of something. The partisans opened fire from the woods.
perquisite	A right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right. The perquisites of celebrity are intoxicating.
prefer	Give preference to one creditor over another. He was eventually preferred to the bishopric of Durham.
privilege	Grant a privilege or privileges to. I had the privilege of giving the Sir George Brown memorial lecture.
pro	An argument in favor of a proposal. A tennis pro.
qualify	Attribute a specified quality to something; describe something as. She felt obliged to qualify her first short answer.
reconciliation	The restoration of friendly relations. The reconciliation of his checkbook and the bank statement.
reward	Bestow honor or rewards upon. The police are offering a reward of up to one thousand pounds for information leading to an arrest and conviction.
sympathy	A relation of affinity or harmony between people; whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other. The special sympathy between the two boys was obvious to all.