Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
preemption
IPA transcription: [pɹ,i'ɛmpʃən]
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
preemption, pre-emption
Meaning:
a prior appropriation of something; "the preemption of bandwidth by commercial interests"
Synonyms:
preemption, pre-emption
Meaning:
the right to purchase something in advance of others
Synonyms:
preemption, pre-emption
Meaning:
the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property)
Synonyms:
preemption, pre-emption
Meaning:
the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject
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