as in requirement
something that must exist or happen before something else can exist or happen
An education is an important precondition for getting a good job. They insist on a guarantee as a precondition to the deal.
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Recent Examples of precondition
This will be a precondition for effectively addressing the Houthis.
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April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2025
Saudi Arabia is also reinforcing the need to lay out a pathway to a Palestinian state as the only way to ensure a durable peace, as well as being a precondition for diplomatic ties between Israel and Riyadh.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2025
Qatar has hosted multiple rounds of talks since April between the Congo and M23, mainly to set preconditions for a peace deal and agree on confidence-building steps, but both sides still accuse each other of violating peace terms and fighting has continued.
—CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
Upon the basis of these findings, Congress declares that the constitutional right of citizens to vote is denied or abridged in some areas by the requirement of the payment of a poll tax as a precondition to voting.
—JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
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April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2025
Saudi Arabia is also reinforcing the need to lay out a pathway to a Palestinian state as the only way to ensure a durable peace, as well as being a precondition for diplomatic ties between Israel and Riyadh.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2025
Qatar has hosted multiple rounds of talks since April between the Congo and M23, mainly to set preconditions for a peace deal and agree on confidence-building steps, but both sides still accuse each other of violating peace terms and fighting has continued.
—CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
Upon the basis of these findings, Congress declares that the constitutional right of citizens to vote is denied or abridged in some areas by the requirement of the payment of a poll tax as a precondition to voting.
—JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precondition
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Among the demands are a requirement for judicial warrants, better identification of DHS officers, new use of force standards and a stop to racial profiling.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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The amendment also cements that outside vendors contracted for requests for proposals should follow county procurement and ethics requirements.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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In the last century, scientists have found bountiful evidence of complexity and engineering in living systems that seems highly unlikely to have emerged from a world of evolved necessity.—
Andrew McDiarmid,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Two out of 3 Americans surveyed, 66%, are worried about paying for health care — more than other household necessities such as utilities, food and groceries, housing and rent, and gasoline and transportation, according to a poll published Thursday by KFF, a nonpartisan health policy research group.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Butler County Jail, which has had an agreement with the federal government to detain ICE inmates since last year, recently faced accusations about overcrowding and poor conditions.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Feb. 2026
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This reduces the disruption caused by physical interventions and ensures stable environmental conditions.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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Understanding Latin America is not merely a requirement for interpreting headlines about Venezuela but a prerequisite for Americans to understand themselves and their place in the world.—
Ana L. Ros,
The Conversation,
26 Jan. 2026
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To this end, channeling EU resources and funding from global financial institutions towards the country's post-war recovery — and industry — will be a prerequisite.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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