prerequisite

noun

pre·req·ui·site | \(ˌ)prē-ˈre-kwə-zət

Definition of prerequisite

: something that is necessary to an end or to the carrying out of a function

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Examples of prerequisite in a Sentence

Future greatness does not always inspire popularity. Coolness, in the high-school or hip sense of the word, is not a prerequisite for leadership. — Evan Thomas, Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2004 … opposition to the totalitarian threat was the prerequisite for membership in American liberalism because communism was the defining moral challenge of the age. — Peter Beinart, New Republic, 13 Dec. 2004 But old-school Andy lacks a skill that may soon be a prerequisite for 21st-century detective work: knowing how to glean secrets from a suspect's hard drive. — Daniel McGinn, Newsweek, 23 Sept. 2002

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But one prerequisite cannot be taught — the ability to make a veteran feel at home. — Patrica Kime, sandiegouniontribune.com, "VA turns to foster care for veterans instead of putting them in nursing homes," 29 June 2018 One prerequisite is to establish if the meeting is designed to persuade the staff to go along with a management decision or to learn about the workers’ ideas and problems. — The Economist, "Tortured by meetings," 28 June 2018 But one prerequisite cannot be taught -- the ability to make a veteran feel at home. — Patricia Kime, CNN, "Heroes and angels: Veterans find care in foster homes," 5 June 2018 But one prerequisite cannot be taught — the ability to make a veteran feel at home. — Patricia Kime And Lynne Shallcross, Washington Post, "‘They Deserve It’: In Foster Homes, Veterans Are Cared For Like Family," 30 May 2018 But one prerequisite cannot be taught - the ability to make a veteran feel at home. — Kaiser Health News, OregonLive.com, "VA turns to foster care for veterans instead of nursing homes," 28 May 2018 But one prerequisite cannot be taught - the ability to make a veteran feel at home. — chicagotribune.com, "VA turns to foster care for veterans instead of putting them in nursing homes," 27 May 2018 The questions, first reported by the Florida Phoenix last week, stirred up a firestorm from people who wanted to know whether going to church and lifetime monogamy were prerequisites for regaining your civil rights in Florida. — Scott Maxwell, OrlandoSentinel.com, "In Florida, getting back civil rights means groveling to politicians," 11 July 2018 Others have suggested that lunar tides—which were much more pronounced on the early Earth, because the Moon was then much nearer—were a prerequisite for the origin of life. — The Economist, "Empty sky, empty Earth?," 5 July 2018

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