precedence

🇺🇸 /ˈpresɪdəns/ 🇬🇧 /ˈpresɪdəns/
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noun
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the fact of being considered more important and therefore dealt with before others

In our company, the manager's decision has precedence over everyone else's.

translation

n. the fact of being considered more important and therefore dealt with before others

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