But when an officer "is worthy of command", he told Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler, "he must be given the prerogatives corresponding to his functions".
"It would be strange indeed if the United Kingdom government, exercising no internal power in Rhodesia, were given the right to exercise the prerogative of clemency".
There is little precedent of husbands changing their names at marriage or giving up the prerogative to pass their names on.
While the constitution gives the president the prerogative to name the prime minister, he cannot ignore the popular vote.
And the Lisbon treaty gives the council the prerogative of suggesting a candidate.Nonetheless, says Simon McDonald, Britain's ambassador to Germany, the German press is "killing us" with the argument that in choosing the next president it is "Britain versus democracy".
And they would force the schools chancellor, Joel I. Klein, to retreat from some of his fundamental strategies, including giving principals the prerogative to hire any candidate they wish.
Abdallah Baali, Algeria's ambassador, said, "On management reform, you have one side basically saying that the secretary general should be empowered and should have all flexibility as a kind of C.E.O. and the other side saying that it is not ready to give up the prerogative of the General Assembly and would like to keep a close eye on the work of the secretary general".
But critics say its constitution gives the monarchy wide prerogatives from the dissolution of parliament and the imposition of the state of emergency to a say on appointments of key government portfolios including the prime minister.
Even though a toast from the father of the groom — to welcome the bride and thank the bride's family — is appropriate, it really isn't his prerogative to give the only toast unless the bride's father agrees.
All it has to do is exercise its overriding constitutional prerogative and give the nominee a little upfront advice before it provides any final consent: Answer our questions, or you won't get confirmed.
