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nouna high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding
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"live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour" "discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor"verbtake the place of or have precedence over
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verbacquire for oneself before others can do so
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verbgain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land)
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verbmake a preemptive bid in the game of bridge
Definition that contains preempt
- preempt make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge
- pre-emptor a bidder in bridge who makes a preemptive bid
- counterterrorist center an agency that helps the Director of Central Intelligence coordinate counterterrorist efforts in order to preempt and disrupt and defeat terrorist activities at the earliest possible stage
- ctc an agency that helps the Director of Central Intelligence coordinate counterterrorist efforts in order to preempt and disrupt and defeat terrorist activities at the earliest possible stage
- preemptor someone who acquires land by preemption
- foreground processing the execution of a program that preempts the use of the processing system
- pre-emptor someone who acquires land by preemption
- preemptor a bidder in bridge who makes a preemptive bid
- foregrounding the execution of a program that preempts the use of the processing system