Synonyms for pre-emption
pre-emp·tion

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1. preemption, pre-emptionnoun

   the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject

   Synonyms:
   preemption

2. preemption, pre-emptionnoun

   the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property)

   Synonyms:
   preemption

3. preemption, pre-emptionnoun

   the right to purchase something in advance of others

   Synonyms:
   preemption

4. preemption, pre-emptionnoun

   a prior appropriation of something

   "the preemption of bandwidth by commercial interests"

   Synonyms:
   preemption

Matched Categories

1. • Appropriation
   • Law
   • Legal Principle
   • Legal Right
   • Right

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1. List of paraphrases for "pre-emption":

   preemption, pre-emptive

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1. Eric Crosbie:

   The beverage industry and their lobbying arm are doing this very similarly to what we saw in the pre-emption of tobacco control, once it's in the legislation, it's difficult to reverse.