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priority

[ prahy-awr-i-tee, -or- ]

noun

plural priorities
  1. the state or quality of being earlier in time, occurrence, etc.
  2. the right to precede others in order, rank, privilege, etc.; precedence.
  3. the right to take precedence in obtaining certain supplies, services, facilities, etc., especially during a shortage.
  4. something given special attention.


adjective

  1. highest or higher in importance, rank, privilege, etc.:

    a priority task.

priority

/ ɪˈɒɪɪ /

noun

  1. the condition of being prior; antecedence; precedence
  2. the right of precedence over others
  3. something given specified attention

    my first priority

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ԴDzp·ǰi·ٲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of priority1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Middle French priorite, from Medieval Latin ō; prior 1, -ity
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Example Sentences

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He considered that a priority because he saw their prosecution as a direct attack on the Big Lie that he had actually won the 2020 election.

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“We tell them, these are the president’s priorities, this is what we will be focusing on — you know, govern yourself accordingly,” she said.

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One man said it had fallen to the bottom of his priorities.

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The action from Democrats inspired a wave of criticism about the party’s priorities during the hearing and on social media.

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Thorpe spearheaded an Indigenous-run Blak Sovereign movement opposing the Voice, calling instead for priority to be given to a legally binding treaty between First Nations peoples and the Australian government.

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