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US
/ˈpɹiˌɛmpt/
]
VERB
- make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge
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take the place of or have precedence over
discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor
live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour - acquire for oneself before others can do so
- gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land)
NOUN
- a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding
How To Use preempt In A Sentence
- During debate about the House version of the financial reform bill, Representative Melissa Bean was pilloried by progressives for her efforts to allow federal regulations created by the Consumer Financial Protection Agency to "preempt" stronger state standards. Harry Moroz: Don't Make Health Care Reform Like Financial Reform
- So like preemption, in today's supercharged political climate, unilateralism and multilateralism no longer convey any meaning.
- Because the Right of Preemption is likely to injure the security of trafficking, it shouldn't peremptorily oppose the third party. And some restrictions are necessary.
- The U.S. onslaughts on the cities were part of its retaliatory and preemptive strikes on the regime.
- These local efforts are meeting stiff legal resistance: so far most courts say the field of immigration is "preempted" by federal law. Dan Kowalski: Unpacking "Sanctuary Cities"
- A key part of whatever scheme, whether the agency had advisory or adjudicatory authority, would be preempting attempts to use contract law to get around fair use. Archive 2009-02-01
- But within the cablecast essay, Olbermann noted how the president engaged in a "preemptive abandonment" of both the public option and single-payer. Bob Cesca: Are Progressives Losing Touch With Reality?
- In this scenario, Lin and his high military commanders, sensing's treachery, plotted a preemptive coup d'etat.
- The impact of modern missile defense systems on the effectiveness of the classic nuclear deterrence triad - retaliatory strike, retaliatory strike / counterstroke, and preemptive strike - is highly topical in present day conditions.
- And of course, his record on preemptive military strikes is not exactly stellar either.