The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word VETO which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2021.
Presidential prerogative crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| VETO | 70 % | 4 |
| POCKETVETO | 17 % | 10 |
| PARDON | 9 % | 6 |
| VETOPOWER | 4 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Presidential prerogative
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- veto
- pardon
- administration
- czar
- dean
- decree
- leadership
- oval
- presidency
- term
- terms
- authority
Crossword Answer definitions
VETO noun- A political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc.
- An invocation of that right.
- An authoritative prohibition or negative; a forbidding; an interdiction.
- To use a veto against.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result VETO
- Executive turndown
- Line-item ____
- Literally, "I forbid"
- Pocket item?
- Line-item __
- Kill a bill
- Reject
- Put the kibosh on
- Bill cancellation
- Break up a bill?
More clues leading to the result POCKETVETO
- Presidential legislative weapon
- It will kill a bill
- Legislative ploy
- President's option
- President's option, and a hint to the puzzle theme in 17-, 22-, 35- and 45-Across
- Rarely used Oval Office strategy
- Presidential prerogative
- President's tacit disapproval of a bill.
- Presidential power.
- President's stratagem
More clues leading to the result PARDON
- 1974 grant to Nixon
- Amnesty
- Excuse
- Presidential grant
- "Would you repeat that?"
- Let off
- Convict's absolution from the governor
- Formal forgiveness
- Absolve
- "Excuse me!"