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单词 prerogative
释义 prerogative
 /pri rog"euh tiv, peuh rog"-/,  n.  
  1. an exclusive right, privilege, etc., exercised by virtue of rank, office, or the like: the prerogatives of a senator.
  2. a right, privilege, etc., limited to a specific person or to persons of a particular category: It was the teacher's prerogative to stop the discussion.
  3. a power, immunity, or the like restricted to a sovereign government or its representative: The royal prerogative exempts the king from taxation.
  4.  Obs.   precedence.
  adj.  
  5. having or exercising a prerogative.
  6. pertaining to, characteristic of, or existing by virtue of a prerogative.
 [1350-1400; ME < L praerogativus (adj.) voting first, praerogativa (n. use of fem. of adj.) tribe or century with right to vote first. See PRE-, INTERROGATIVE]
 Syn. 1. See privilege.
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