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    preemption

    preemption - Dictionary definition and meaning for word preemption

    Definition
    (noun) the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject
    Synonyms : pre-emption
    Definition
    (noun) the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property)
    Synonyms : pre-emption
    Definition
    (noun) the right to purchase something in advance of others
    Synonyms : pre-emption
    Definition
    (noun) a prior appropriation of something
    Synonyms : pre-emption
    Example Sentence
    • the preemption of bandwidth by commercial interests
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