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Definition of primacy
1 : the state of being first (as in importance, order, or rank) : preeminence the primacy of intellectual and esthetic over materialistic values — T. R. McConnell
2 : the office, rank, or preeminence of an ecclesiastical primate
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Examples of primacy in a Sentence
Civil law took primacy over religious law.
She has established primacy in her field of study.
Recent Examples of primacy from the Web
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With Noah Syndergaard, Jacob deGrom and a rehabbed Matt Harvey in the first three slots, the Mets looked poised to make their third straight postseason while challenging the Nats for primacy in the division.
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Like CrossFitters, Levy believes in the primacy of the squat and the power of the barbell.
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Macri and Seibert also publicly reaffirmed the primacy of education in their country's policy goals in their responses to Rihanna.
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But in sweeping past Juventus, 4-1, on Saturday, thanks to two goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and one each from Casemiro and Marco Asensio, the team turned its recent primacy into something more lasting, something approaching hegemony.
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While the other key private- and public-sector dynamics are still driving toward a cleaner energy future, Trump is seeking to resist that transition and restore the primacy of fossil fuels.
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Coal’s primacy won’t be restored by the U.S. pulling out of the Paris Agreement.
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Kushner, who earned Trump's confidence during the 2016 campaign, has jostled for primacy with Trump's Svengali, Stephen Bannon -- but the President, who describes himself as a fighter, likely admires this aggression.
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Over the last 30 years, there has been a rise in single-vineyard Barolos, even as a few ardent traditionalists like Bartolo Mascarello insist on the primacy of wines blended from different communes.
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First Known Use of primacy
14th century
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: the state of being most important or strongest
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