precedency


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Synonyms for precedency

the act, condition, or right of preceding

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Synonyms for precedency

status established in order of importance or urgency

the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)

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'A just precedency': The notion of equality in anthropological discourse.
Frames Issue components References Keywords Description Struggle for Rights Organizing Labor (-, 0, +) precedency, Workers are public support, gathered to 'tek-el', protect their 'gok-el', call rights.
In order to control the precedency and regency effect, half of the subjects (8 persons) performed the task at the second day under external attention, others performed that task at the first day under internal attention, and each group followed the opposite procedure at the third day.
That would only be the case if the external effects had precedency over everything.
1994 "A just precedency": The notion of equality in anthropological discourse.
33 They that are in Dignity or in office have in all places Precedency but whilst they are Young they ought to respect those that are their equals in Birth or other Qualities, though they have no Public charge.
However, the categorical support of his precedency, if compared to (Republican candidate Mitt) Romney is likely to remain high in November." Baroud explained to Gulf News, quoting a poll by the Washington-based Arab American Institute (AAI) estimating that nearly 67 per cent of Arab Americans voted for Obama in 2008.