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Meaning of word pre-emption from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : The judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject.

Synonyms : preemption

Meaning : The right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property).

Synonyms : preemption

Meaning : The right to purchase something in advance of others.

Synonyms : preemption

Meaning : A prior appropriation of something.

Example : The preemption of bandwidth by commercial interests.

Synonyms : preemption

cockroach (noun)
Any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects. Some are domestic pests.

stethoscope (noun)
A medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body.

fruitfully (adverb)
In a productive way.

dispose (verb)
Give, sell, or transfer to another.

wear away (verb)
Cut away in small pieces.

most (adjective)
(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number.

cut short (verb)
Interrupt before its natural or planned end.

wage increase (noun)
The amount a salary is increased.

changeover (noun)
An event that results in a transformation.

demolish (verb)
Destroy completely.