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Prerogative

noun/pɹɪɹˈɑːɡətˌɪv/
Definition
a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/pɹɪɹˈɑːɡətˌɪv/
🇬🇧British English
/pɹɪɹˈɒɡətˌɪv/
🇮🇳Indian English
/pɹɪɹˈɒɡətˌɪv/
4 syllables Say it as /pɹɪɹˈɑːɡətˌɪv/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)
“suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males”
Word Forms
privilegeverbbestow a privilege upon
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Vorrecht
ein ausschließlich einer bestimmten Person oder Gruppe vorbehaltenes Recht (insbesondere ein Erb- oder Amtsrecht)
🇫🇷French
prérogative
un droit réservé exclusivement par une personne ou un groupe particulier (notamment un droit héréditaire ou officiel)
🇪🇸Spanish
prerrogativa
un derecho reservado exclusivamente por una persona o grupo en particular (especialmente un derecho hereditario u oficial)
🇮🇹Italian
prerogativa
un diritto riservato esclusivamente a una determinata persona o gruppo (in particolare un diritto ereditario o ufficiale)
🇳🇱Dutch
voorrecht
een recht dat exclusief is voorbehouden aan een bepaalde persoon of groep (vooral een erfelijk of officieel recht)
🇵🇹Portuguese
prerrogativa
um direito reservado exclusivamente por uma determinada pessoa ou grupo (especialmente um direito hereditário ou oficial)
🇷🇺Russian
прерогатива
право, закрепленное исключительно за конкретным лицом или группой (особенно наследственное или официальное право)
India
🇮🇳Hindi
परमाधिकार
किसी विशेष व्यक्ति या समूह द्वारा विशेष रूप से आरक्षित अधिकार (विशेषकर वंशानुगत या आधिकारिक अधिकार)
🇧🇩Bengali
বিশেষাধিকার
একটি বিশেষ ব্যক্তি বা গোষ্ঠীর দ্বারা একচেটিয়াভাবে সংরক্ষিত একটি অধিকার (বিশেষ করে একটি বংশগত বা সরকারী অধিকার)
🇮🇳Tamil
சிறப்புரிமை
ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட நபர் அல்லது குழுவால் பிரத்தியேகமாக ஒதுக்கப்பட்ட உரிமை (குறிப்பாக ஒரு பரம்பரை அல்லது அதிகாரப்பூர்வ உரிமை)
🇮🇳Telugu
విశేషాధికారం
ఒక నిర్దిష్ట వ్యక్తి లేదా సమూహం ద్వారా ప్రత్యేకంగా రిజర్వు చేయబడిన హక్కు (ముఖ్యంగా వంశపారంపర్య లేదా అధికారిక హక్కు)
🇮🇳Marathi
विशेषाधिकार
एखाद्या विशिष्ट व्यक्तीने किंवा गटाने राखीव केलेला हक्क (विशेषतः वंशपरंपरागत किंवा अधिकृत अधिकार)
🇮🇳Gujarati
વિશેષાધિકાર
કોઈ ચોક્કસ વ્યક્તિ અથવા જૂથ દ્વારા વિશિષ્ટ રીતે આરક્ષિત અધિકાર (ખાસ કરીને વારસાગત અથવા સત્તાવાર અધિકાર)
🇮🇳Kannada
ವಿಶೇಷಾಧಿಕಾರ
ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಗುಂಪಿನಿಂದ ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕವಾಗಿ ಕಾಯ್ದಿರಿಸಿದ ಹಕ್ಕು (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಆನುವಂಶಿಕ ಅಥವಾ ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಹಕ್ಕು)
🇮🇳Malayalam
പ്രത്യേകാവകാശം
ഒരു പ്രത്യേക വ്യക്തിയോ ഗ്രൂപ്പോ മാത്രമായി നിക്ഷിപ്തമായ അവകാശം (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ഒരു പാരമ്പര്യ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഔദ്യോഗിക അവകാശം)
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਅਧਿਕਾਰ
ਕਿਸੇ ਖਾਸ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਸਮੂਹ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਰਾਖਵਾਂ ਅਧਿਕਾਰ (ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਇੱਕ ਖ਼ਾਨਦਾਨੀ ਜਾਂ ਅਧਿਕਾਰਤ ਅਧਿਕਾਰ)
🇵🇰Urdu
استحقاق
ایک حق جو خصوصی طور پر کسی خاص شخص یا گروہ کے ذریعہ محفوظ ہے (خاص طور پر موروثی یا سرکاری حق)
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
特权
特定个人或团体专有保留的权利(尤其是世袭或官方权利)
🇯🇵Japanese
特権的な
特定の個人またはグループによって独占的に留保される権利(特に世襲または公的権利)
🇰🇷Korean
국왕 대권
특정 개인이나 집단이 독점적으로 보유하는 권리(특히 유전적 또는 공식적인 권리)
🇻🇳Vietnamese
đặc quyền
một quyền dành riêng cho một người hoặc một nhóm cụ thể (đặc biệt là quyền di truyền hoặc chính thức)
🇹🇭Thai
สิทธิพิเศษ
สิทธิที่สงวนไว้แต่เพียงผู้เดียวหรือกลุ่มใดกลุ่มหนึ่ง (โดยเฉพาะสิทธิทางกรรมพันธุ์หรือทางราชการ)
🇮🇩Indonesian
hak istimewa
hak yang dimiliki secara eksklusif oleh orang atau kelompok tertentu (terutama hak turun-temurun atau resmi)
🇲🇾Malay
prerogatif
hak yang terpelihara secara eksklusif oleh seseorang atau kumpulan tertentu (terutamanya hak keturunan atau rasmi)
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
امتياز
حق محفوظ حصريًا لشخص أو مجموعة معينة (خاصة الحق الوراثي أو الرسمي)
🇮🇷Persian
حق امتیاز
حقی که منحصراً توسط یک شخص یا گروه خاص محفوظ است (به ویژه یک حق ارثی یا رسمی)
🇹🇷Turkish
ayrıcalık
münhasıran belirli bir kişi veya grup tarafından saklı tutulan bir hak (özellikle kalıtsal veya resmi bir hak)
🇮🇱Hebrew
זְכוּת
זכות השמורה בלעדית לאדם או קבוצה מסוימת (במיוחד זכות תורשתית או רשמית)
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'prerogative'?
The primary meaning of 'prerogative' is 'a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'prerogative' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'prerogative' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'prerogative' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'prerogative' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'prerogative' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'prerogative' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'prerogative' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'prerogative' in regular conversations?
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