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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"

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top priority collapse

front position collapse

earliness collapse: quality of coming early or earlier in time

antecede collapse

outrank collapse

echelon collapse: a diffraction grating consisting of a pile of plates of equal thickness arranged stepwise with a constant offset; a body of troops arranged in a line

lead off collapse: teach immoral behavior to; "It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits"

stature collapse: (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot; high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement; "a man of great stature"

usher in collapse

prelude collapse: music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera; play as a prelude; serve as a prelude or opening to

go before collapse

seniority collapse: higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service

preceding collapse

head up collapse

precede collapse: furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"; move ahead (of others) in time or space; be the predecessor of; "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands"; come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"

caste collapse: a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth; (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity; social status or position conferred by a system based on class; "lose caste by doing work beneath one's station"

urgency collapse: pressing importance requiring speedy action; "the urgency of his need"; an urgent situation calling for prompt action; "I'll be there, barring any urgencies"; "they departed hurriedly because of some great urgency in their affairs"; the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity

paramountcy collapse: the state of being paramount; the highest rank or authority

one upmanship collapse

privilege collapse: a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all; (law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship; bestow a privilege upon

prerogative collapse: a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right); "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males"

majority collapse: the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part; "the majority of his customers prefer it"; "the bulk of the work is finished"; (elections) more than half of the votes; the age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs

kick off collapse

predominance collapse: the state of being predominant over others

preeminence collapse

importance collapse: the quality of being important and worthy of note; "the importance of a well-balanced diet"; a prominent status; "a person of importance"

merit collapse: any admirable quality or attribute; "work of great merit"

preponderance collapse: exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight; "the least preponderance in either pan will unbalance the scale"; a superiority in numbers or amount; "a preponderance of evidence against the defendant"; superiority in power or influence; "the preponderance of good over evil"; "the preponderance of wealth and power"

status collapse: the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"

self-importance collapse

skill collapse: ability to produce solutions in some problem domain; "the skill of a well-trained boxer"; "the sweet science of pugilism"; an ability that has been acquired by training

materiality collapse: the quality of being physical; consisting of matter; relevance requiring careful consideration

excellence collapse: the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree; an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels; "a center of manufacturing excellence"; "the use of herbs is one of the excellencies of French cuisine"

right-of-way collapse

ascendancy collapse

van collapse: a truck with an enclosed cargo space; a camper equipped with living quarters

prepotency collapse

preliminary collapse: something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows; "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner"; a minor match preceding the main event; designed to orient or acquaint with a situation before proceeding; "a preliminary investigation"

virtuosity collapse: technical skill or fluency or style exhibited by a virtuoso

priority collapse: preceding in time

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