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priorities

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

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the state or quality of being earlier in time, occurrence, etc.

the right to precede others in order, rank, privilege, etc.; precedence.

the right to take precedence in obtaining certain supplies, services, facilities, etc., especially during a shortage.

something given special attention.

adjective

highest or higher in importance, rank, privilege, etc.: a priority task.

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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French priorite < Medieval Latin priōritās. See prior¹, -ity

Related forms

non·pri·or·i·ty, adjective

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Safety and quality must be higher priorities than price.

Poll finds strong support for colleges, but many questions about their priorities.

Sometimes those priorities are made explicit: in a company's formal mission statement.

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Safety and quality must be higher priorities than price.

Poll finds strong support for colleges, but many questions about their priorities.

Sometimes those priorities are made explicit: in a company's formal mission statement.

Hutchins believes that as zoos' priorities continue to evolve, so will their funding.

Military priorities often take precedence during conflicts, while loss of life is the immediate concern in a humanitarian crisis.

Like any group of men making their own rules, setting their own priorities and hours, lobster men are a tough lot.

When this kitchen was remodeled to accommodate a family of five, one of the major priorities was to incorporate a homework.

Finally, she gave a sense of the research priorities here:.

As more doctors abandon practice ownership and take salaried hospital jobs, their priorities are changing.

Supporting undergraduate education and teaching information literacy to students are chief priorities for academic libraries.

For many corporate leaders it is a vital part of their attempt to motivate employees and to set priorities.

The label highlights the regions as priorities for the world's conservation efforts.

Highest priorities would include renewable energy, nuclear power and carbon capture and sequestration.

The govt needs to be aroused somehow and it need to be considered as one of the top priorities.

It triggers the light sequence to priorities my light to change to green.

Cuomo is already making clear to legislative leaders that one of his priorities is to cap local property.

For some of the questions, it is a matter of examining perception of priorities rather than a true tradeoff.

If the elections results are too close to call in advance, it's easy to predict several of the next government's top priorities.

The costs of protection against extreme natural disasters are juggled with other public priorities.

There's no shortage of technology priorities for the country at this time.

Henry said many of the review's new priorities would be reflected in the budget plan.

Research on time management suggests that the process of setting goals and priorities gives us a sense of control.

Drucker outlined a number of priorities for the manager of the future.

Many families have reordered priorities in recent years.

What a sad statement that is about humanity and our screwed up priorities.

The no-loan programs vary quite a bit, depending on each college's priorities and its financial resources.

The austerity fad is also distorting politicians' priorities.

Have them write reports to these leaders on what they think the priorities for the entire region should.

The thing that really makes me mad is that our budget priorities are all screwed up.

And indeed, you must keep your priorities clear and yourself focused on your ultimate goal.

These priorities then form the basis for sketching out rough pictures of the future.

If it ever did happen, your priorities would change in a nanosecond.

If this is not at the top of our priorities list, there will be no economy here.

The new gift will pay for scholarships and other priorities.

He demanded a fundamental debate about the future priorities of the.

Their results may also help to set conservation priorities for this critically endangered monkey.

What a travesty of misplaced priorities this would be.

Communication between department heads and deans is vital in recognizing those priorities.

But it also means that any sane governor has to set clear priorities.

They forget the priorities they learned on sabbatical.

Hopefully it is not too late to redirect our priorities from gaining material means.

Financial market re-regulation will be among the main priorities in the years ahead.

These are not-and never were-lands managed for all things equally, but for the priorities of the age.

Our value priorities shift from personal gain, to a broader focus on community and connection with others.

Over the longer term, the main economic policy priorities are energy and environmental.

Political priorities rarely result in good engineering decisions.

Justice for the hated oppressor may not be high on their list of priorities.

It has led to big changes in my own workflow and priorities.

Some new wealth should be used now, he said, on priorities such as education.

The government is always short of cash, and forestry control has never ranked high among its priorities.

But he has yet to announce priorities or strategies.

His words reflect a shift in the priorities of environmentalists and economists.

Now he adds education and the defence of civil liberties to his list of priorities for the new government.

More important, the regime's own priorities changed fundamentally.

Creditors and donors often set the wrong priorities.

But it would be a strong signal to financial markets that the new leader has his economic priorities right.

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Word Origin & History

priority

late 14c., from O.Fr. priorite (14c.), from M.L. prioritatem (nom. prioritas) "fact or condition of being prior," from L. prior (see prior (adj.)). Prioritize is first recorded 1973, apparently coined during the 1972 U.S. presidential election.

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"In today's world parents find themselves at the mercy of a society which imposes pressures and priorities that allow neither time nor place for meaningful activities and relations between children and adults, which downgrade the role of parents and the functions of parenthood, and which prevent the parent from doing things he wants to do as a guide, friend, and companion to his children."

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