今天我们要学的词是 prerogative. Prerogative is spelled P-R-E-R-O-G-A-T-I-V-E, prerogative. prerogative 的意思是特权。 White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany left open the ...

HUD accused Chicago of violating residents’ civil rights by allowing City Council members to use their veto power to block low-income housing.

Aldermanic prerogative — the custom in Chicago’s City Council to allow each alderman to direct zoning and permit decisions within his or her ward — is part of City Hall’s DNA.

Aldermanic prerogative is the practice that gives members city council final approval over projects in their ward. According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ...

That power, known as aldermanic prerogative, is highly valued because it allows City Council members to shape the makeup of their wards and respond to their constituents’ wishes.