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preempt
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
preempts; preempted; preempting
preempts; preempted; preempting
Learner's definition of PREEMPT
[+ object]
1
formal : to prevent (something) from happening预先制止；防止
- The contract preempts lawsuits by the company's clients.这份合同防止客户起诉公司。
2
formal : to take the place of (something)取代；替代
- The state law was preempted by a federal law.这条州法律被一条联邦法律所取代。
3
US : to be shown instead of (another television program)取代（其他电视节目）
- The President's speech preempted regular programming.总统的电视演讲取代了正常的节目安排。
preempt
verb
pre·empt prē-ˈem(p)t 
preempted; preempting; preempts
: to make a preemptive bid in bridge
Example Sentences
The contract preempts lawsuits by the company's clients. The state law was preempted by a federal law. The President's speech preempted regular programming.
Recent Examples on the Web Saudi Arabia is also sending a signal to the Biden administration that the kingdom is prepared to take steps, like cutting production, that might preempt the downward pressure on oil prices from a nuclear deal with Iran. 
Stanley Reed, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2022 According to a CNN Business report, ABC is planning to preempt regular programming for special reports about the hearing. Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 21 July 2022 Experts say oil producers can't preempt the downturn by pumping more. Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 27 June 2022 On the Great Plains, hockey telecasts were few and far between as the local affiliate would preempt the coverage provided by NBC and Peter Puck. Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 14 June 2022 Cybersecurity investments in capabilities in hardware, software, training, and emerging tech must keep pace to protect and preempt the increasingly sophisticated threats in both the public and private sectors. Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 3 June 2022 However, this law doesn’t preempt any ban on evictions due to Covid from the dates of July 1 to December 31, 2022. Ari Chazanas, Forbes, 25 July 2022 Lee Crawford, the chief of Austin's legal department division, said at the meeting a business owner could sue the city by arguing state law would preempt city law, including after receiving a misdemeanor citation for their gun sales in Austin. Steve Almasy, Andy Rose And Jarrod Wardwell, CNN, 17 June 2022 According to a CNN Business report, ABC is planning to preempt regular programming for special reports about the hearing. Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 21 July 2022 See More
Stanley Reed, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2022 According to a CNN Business report, ABC is planning to preempt regular programming for special reports about the hearing. Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 21 July 2022 Experts say oil producers can't preempt the downturn by pumping more. Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 27 June 2022 On the Great Plains, hockey telecasts were few and far between as the local affiliate would preempt the coverage provided by NBC and Peter Puck. Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 14 June 2022 Cybersecurity investments in capabilities in hardware, software, training, and emerging tech must keep pace to protect and preempt the increasingly sophisticated threats in both the public and private sectors. Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 3 June 2022 However, this law doesn’t preempt any ban on evictions due to Covid from the dates of July 1 to December 31, 2022. Ari Chazanas, Forbes, 25 July 2022 Lee Crawford, the chief of Austin's legal department division, said at the meeting a business owner could sue the city by arguing state law would preempt city law, including after receiving a misdemeanor citation for their gun sales in Austin. Steve Almasy, Andy Rose And Jarrod Wardwell, CNN, 17 June 2022 According to a CNN Business report, ABC is planning to preempt regular programming for special reports about the hearing. Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 21 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
back-formation from preemption
First Known Use
1850, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
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