单词 | preemption |
释义 | preemptpreempt /priˈɛmpt/ verb [transitive] to make what someone has planned to do or say unnecessary or ineffective by doing or saying something else first: The deal preempted a strike by city employees. [Origin: 1800–1900 preemption (17–21 centuries), from Medieval Latin praeemere to buy before]—preemption /priˈɛmpʃən/ noun [uncountable] |
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