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OTCWL2014 (NASPA Word List 2014)
TWL06 (NASPA List 2006)
"Preemptive" Definition
adjective
Having or granted by the right of preemption.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Having or marked by the power to preempt or take precedence: a preemptive business offer; preemptive authority.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Of, relating to, or characteristic of preemption.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Relating to or constituting a military strike made so as to gain the advantage when an enemy strike is believed to be imminent: a preemptive nuclear attack.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Undertaken or initiated to deter or prevent an anticipated, usually unpleasant situation or occurrence: The two companies organized a preemptive alliance against a possible takeover by another firm.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
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