prerogatives
Exclusive powers held
Prerogatives are special rights or privileges belonging to a person or group by virtue of their position or status.
A president has certain prerogatives of office; a parent exercises parental prerogatives.
The word often appears when someone asserts authority: It's my prerogative to change my mind.
A prerogative implies exclusive entitlement—something others cannot claim.
Entitlement from origin
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- dueOwed or expected
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- patrimonyInherited estate or legacy
legacy · bequest · endowment · privilege · benefit · allowance · grant · concession
Legal authority's scope
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- dominionAuthority to rule
- powerEnergy transfer rate
control · governance · mandate · discretion · executive power · decision-making · veto · decree
Superior select group
- restrictedLimited in scope
- reservedRestrained in manner
- selectCarefully pick from options
- VIPNotable, for short
private · insider · proprietary · members-only · gated · aristocratic · patrician · special access
Absence of constraint
- libertyAbsence of unjust constraint
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
franchise · civil liberties · human rights · legal claim · constitutional rights · voting rights · choice · consent
birthright
Entitlement from origin
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- dueOwed or expected
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
patrimony · legacy · bequest · endowment · privilege · benefit · allowance · grant · concession · dispensation
jurisdiction
Legal authority's scope
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- dominionAuthority to rule
power · control · governance · mandate · discretion · executive power · decision-making · veto · decree · ruling
elite
Superior select group
- restrictedLimited in scope
- reservedRestrained in manner
- selectCarefully pick from options
VIP · private · insider · proprietary · members-only · gated · aristocratic · patrician · special access · closed-door
freedom
Absence of constraint
- libertyAbsence of unjust constraint
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
suffrage · franchise · civil liberties · human rights · legal claim · constitutional rights · voting rights · choice · consent · access
- dignitiespeerage, knighthood, nobility, rank, titles
prerogativesobligations
Required responsibilities
duties · responsibilities · requirements · mandates · compulsions
prerogativesrestrictions
Limitations on action
prohibitions · limitations · constraints · disqualifications · exclusions