how to pronounce preemption

/ˌpɹiːˈɛmpʃən/

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preemption is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of preemption in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… broader field preemption claim coming …”

meanings of preemption

noun:

The purchase of something before it is offered for sale to others.
The purchase of public land by the occupant.
The temporary interruption of a task without its cooperation and with the intention of resuming it at a later time.
The displacement of a lower jurisdiction's laws when they conflict with those of a higher jurisdiction.

preemption frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word preemption occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics preemption can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that preemption can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) people, society, and culture;