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order of precedence

order of precedence noun: a ranking of items by a chosen attribute, especially a sequential hierarchy of nominal importance of people in royal courts and in governments.

Noun

order of precedence (plural orders of precedence)

  1. A ranking of items by a chosen attribute, especially a sequential hierarchy of nominal importance of people in royal courts and in governments.

order of precedence meaning in Tamil

order of precedence in Tamil

முதலில் வந்தோர் வரிசைப்படி

Forms of order of precedence

pluralorders of precedence

Questions about order of precedence

What does order of precedence mean?
Order of precedence means a ranking of items by a chosen attribute, especially a sequential hierarchy of nominal importance of people in royal courts and in governments.
What is order of precedence in Tamil?
Order of precedence in Tamil is முதலில் வந்தோர் வரிசைப்படி. See Order of precedence meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is order of precedence?
Order of precedence is a noun.
What is the plural of order of precedence?
The plural of order of precedence is orders of precedence.

Words near order of precedence in the dictionary

  1. order of council
  2. Order of Friars Minor
  3. order of knighthood
  4. order of magnitude
  5. order of operations
  6. order of precedence
  7. order of service
  8. order of succession
  9. order of symmetry
  10. order of the boot
  11. order of the day

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