priority
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.
highest or higher in importance, rank, privilege, etc.: a priority task.
Origin of priority
1Other words from priority
- non·pri·or·i·ty, adjective
Words Nearby priority
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How to use priority in a sentence
Fixing systemic inequities in voting power should be a high priority for Democrats.
The National Academy of Medicine is working on priorities for the first phase.
U.S. outlines sweeping plan to provide free COVID-19 vaccines | Rachel Schallom | September 16, 2020 | FortuneThat process—dating back to the earliest days of the company—stands today as a very top priority.
Why McDonald’s sets the standard for equitable business models | jakemeth | September 16, 2020 | FortuneFor years, San Diego’s biggest priority when it comes to water has been securing its own drought-proof source of it.
Morning Report: San Diego Is Ignoring an Untapped Water Source | Voice of San Diego | September 15, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoAnother senator backed up the idea that Atkins didn’t ask other lawmakers to make her bill a priority.
Morning Report: Downtown Jail Outbreak Goes From Bad to Worse | Voice of San Diego | September 11, 2020 | Voice of San Diego
In fact, in a recent study of their users internationally, it was the lowest priority for most.
Current and former intelligence officials have said North Korea has long been a priority target for American spies.
It's not necessarily a deal-breaker, but it is kind of a top priority.
If we want that to change, then all of us have to encourage our legislators to make funding community policing a priority.
“The tribe is really made of people who put travel as a priority in their entire lifestyle,” says Evita.
‘We Out Here’: Inside the New Black Travel Movement | Charlise Ferguson | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTAs Donovan described and figured this insect many years before Dr. Leach, his name has the right of priority.
I gladly yield to M. Papus the priority in time, which was possible to a well-informed gentleman, at the centre of the conspiracy.
Devil-Worship in France | Arthur Edward WaiteOf all the foolish things that scientific men quarrel about, one of the most foolish is the question of priority of discovery.
The Treatment of Hay Fever | George Frederick LaidlawGranted, therefore, that the question of form must take priority, how can it be best attained?
Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' | British GovernmentHis merits in this as in other respects, his various claims to priority of invention, are only too often overlooked.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician | Frederick Niecks
British Dictionary definitions for priority
/ (praɪˈɒrɪtɪ) /
the condition of being prior; antecedence; precedence
the right of precedence over others
something given specified attention: my first priority
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