Sentence examples for of his prerogative from inspiring English sources

Parliament clearly was not willing to grant that, so James turned instead to his use of his prerogative powers and in particular to his 'dispensing power'.

In the Prefect's assertion of his prerogative you get a sense of that other Vatican — an institution whose structure predates modernity by a millennium.

Taking advantage of his prerogative to comment on issues of government about which he has no apparent knowledge, President Trump last week Twitter-attacked the U.S. Postal Service.

One of Tătărescu's first measures was a decisive move to end the conflict between the National Liberal executive and the Mayor of Bucharest, Dem I. Dobrescu (who was backed by the National Peasants Partyy) — making use of his prerogative, he removed Dobrescu from office on 18 January.

But he can be belligerent in defense of his prerogatives.

In 1640 Hobbes wrote a treatise defending King Charles I's own wide interpretation of his prerogatives.

The terms of autonomy were renegotiated at each election of a new hetman, and this led over time to a steady erosion of his prerogatives.

And since his committee oversees the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, he would retain more of his prerogatives overseeing the market if the C.F.T.C. were the main regulator.

And whosoever exercises independent authority, so long as he shows allegiance to the Caliph in the matter of his prerogatives [of sovereignty], the same is a sultan, whose commands and judgments are valid in the several parts of the earth.

George III's personal responsibility for the loss of America lies not in any assertion of his royal prerogative.

The pope had previously made extensive inquiries among the bishops and other divines and there was little opposition to such an exercise of his undoubted prerogative.