precedence

prec·e·dence  (prs-dns, pr-sdns) also prec·e·den·cy (prs-dn-s, pr-sdn-s)

n.

1. The fact, state, or right of preceding; priority: Applications arriving first will receive precedence.

2. Priority claimed or received because of preeminence or superiority: The company asserted its precedence as the leading manufacturer of microchips.

3. A ceremonial order of rank or preference, especially as observed on formal occasions: Recipients of military honors were called in order of precedencehighest ranking officers first.

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precedence [ˈprɛsɪdəns], precedency

n

1. the act of preceding or the condition of being precedent

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the ceremonial order or priority to be observed by persons of different stations on formal occasions the officers are seated according to precedence

3. a right to preferential treatment I take precedence over you

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1. communications--A designation assigned to a message by the originator to indicate to communications personnel the relative order of handling and to the addressee the order in which the message is to be noted. Examples of communication precedence from most immediate to least are flash, immediate, priority, and routine.
2. reconnaissance--A letter designation, assigned by a unit requesting several reconnaissance missions, to indicate the relative order of importance (within an established priority) of the mission requested.
3. evacuation--The assignment of a priority for medical evacuation that is based on patient condition, advice of the senior medical person at the scene, and the tactical situation. See also flash message; immediate message; priority message; routine message.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	precedence - status established in order of importance or urgency; "...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals"; "national independence takes priority over class struggle" precedency, priority high status - a position of superior status back burner - reduced priority; "dozens of cases were put on the back burner" front burner - top priority; "the work was moved to the front burner in order to meet deadlines"
	2.	precedence - preceding in time antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, precedency, priority earliness - quality of coming early or earlier in time
	3.	precedence - the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony) precession, precedency activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"

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precedence

noun priority, lead, rank, preference, superiority, supremacy, seniority, primacy, pre-eminence, antecedence the strict order of precedence in which the guests took their place

take precedence over take priority over, outweigh, come before, supersede, prevail over Have fun at college, but don't let the fun take precedence over the work.

Translations

precedence [ˈpresɪdəns] N (in rank) → precedencia f; (in importance) → prioridad f
in order of precedence (= rank) → por orden de precedencia; (= importance) → por orden de prioridad
to take precedence over sth/sb → tener prioridad/precedencia sobre algo/algn
this question must take precedence over all others → este asunto tiene prioridad con respecto a todos los demás
they give precedence to people with language skills → le dan prioridad a la gente con idiomas

precedence [ˈprɛsɪdəns] n → préséance f
to take precedence over → avoir la préséance sur
order of precedence → ordre des préséances

precedence

n (of person) → vorrangige Stellung (over gegenüber); (of problem etc) → Vorrang m (→ over vor +dat); to take or have precedence over somebody/something → vor jdm/etw Vorrang haben; to give precedence to somebody/something → jdm/einer Sache Vorrang geben; the guests entered the hall in order of precedence → die Gäste betraten die Halle in der Reihenfolge ihres (gesellschaftlichen) Rangs; dukes have precedence over barons → Herzöge stehen im Rang höher als Barone

precedence [ˈprɛsɪd/əns] n (in rank) → precedenza; (in importance) → priorità
to take precedence over sb/sth → avere la precedenza su qn/qc

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precedence [ˈprɛsɪd/əns] n (in rank) → precedenza; (in importance) → priorità
to take precedence over sb/sth → avere la precedenza su qn/qc