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Meaning of word preemption 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 : pre-emption

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

Synonyms : pre-emption

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

Synonyms : pre-emption

Meaning : A prior appropriation of something.

Example : The preemption of bandwidth by commercial interests.

Synonyms : pre-emption

demolish (verb)
Destroy completely.

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

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

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

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

wear away (verb)
Cut away in small pieces.

fruitfully (adverb)
In a productive way.

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

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

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