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[ noun ] status established in order of importance or urgency
Synonyms Examples : "...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals" "national independence takes priority over class struggle" Used in print (The Atlanta Constitution...)Vandiver likely will mention the $ 100 million highway bond issue approved earlier in the session as his first priority item . It says that `` in the event Congress does provide this increase in federal funds '' , the State_Board_of_Education should be directed to `` give priority '' to teacher pay raises . (Max F. Millikan and Donald L. M. Blackmer,...)When we look_at countries like Iran , Iraq , Pakistan , and Burma , where substantial progress has been made in creating a minimum supply of modern_men and of social overhead capital , and where institutions of centralized government exist , we find a second category of countries with a different set of problems and hence different priorities for policy . On the economic front , the first priority of these countries is to mobilize a vastly increased volume of resources . Related terms |
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[ noun ] preceding in time
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