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pre.rog.a.tiveHprI5rBg7E7tIv, $-5rB:7gE7tIvn [C often sing] fmlsomething which some people are able or allowed to do or have, but which is not possible or allowed for everyone独有的权利，特权Skiing used to be the prerogative of the rich, but now a far wider range of people do it.滑雪过去是富人的特权，但现在很多人可以玩了。Independent schools can exercise/use their prerogative to admit students according to academic ability or to the parents' ability to pay.私立学校可以利用特权按照学生的成绩或家长的付费能力来招生。Defence and foreign policy will remain the prerogative (= responsibility) of the central authorities, while the republics will control their own economies and resources.国防和外交事务仍归中央政府管，经济和资源由加盟共和国自己负责。"I'm going to make an official complaint.""Well, that's your prerogative (= you are allowed to do that), of course, but couldn't we talk about other ways of resolving the situation first?"“我将提起正式起诉。”“当然那是你的特权，但我们能不能先讨论一下有没有其他解决问题的办法？”The administration recently held a meeting to discuss presidential prerogatives (= official decisions which the president can make without other people's agreement).政府最近开会讨论了总统特权的问题。He called for the power to declare war to be a decision of Parliament and no longer part of the Royal Prerogative (= the power of the king or queen to make official decisions without other people's agreement).他要求宣战权应属议会，而不再是皇室的特权。
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