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prerogative

nounCommon GRE wordMore P words

an exclusive right or privilege belonging to a person or group

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Prerogative in a sentence

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Granting pardons is the sole prerogative of the head of state.

Synonyms
privilegeentitlementrightdue
Antonyms

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The treaty was hailed as a triumph of diplomacy, yet historians now regard its terms as blank, since they merely postponed the conflicts they claimed to resolve.

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Prerogative (noun) means an exclusive right or privilege belonging to a person or group
Here is prerogative used in an example sentence: "Granting pardons is the sole prerogative of the head of state."
Common synonyms for prerogative include privilege, entitlement, right, due.
Prerogative is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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