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primacy
[ prahy-muh-see ]
noun
plural primacies
- the state of being first in order, rank, importance, etc.
- Also called primateship. English Ecclesiastics. the office, rank, or dignity of a primate.
- Roman Catholic Church. the jurisdiction of a bishop, as a patriarch, over other bishoprics, or the supreme jurisdiction of the pope as supreme bishop.
primacy
/ ˈɪəɪ /
noun
- the state of being first in rank, grade, etc
- Christianity the office, rank, or jurisdiction of a primate or senior bishop or (in the Roman Catholic Church) the pope
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Badenoch also said Nato must have "primacy" when it came to European security - her final test.
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Criticising EU asylum rules as as "recognisably dysfunctional", he said Germany should now "exercise its right to the primacy of national law".
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Christian nationalism holds that the United States was founded as a Christian nation and that Christianity should have primacy in government and law.
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But those who know and have observed Harris anticipate a more modern outlook that embraces multilaterialsm even as it acknowledges the primacy of the U.S. role on the global stage.
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