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orders of precedence

orders of precedence is the plural of order of precedence.

Meaning of order of precedence

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.

Questions about orders of precedence

What is orders of precedence the plural of?
Orders of precedence is the plural of order of precedence.

Words near orders of precedence in the dictionary

  1. orders of business
  2. orders of council
  3. orders of knighthood
  4. orders of magnitude
  5. orders of operations
  6. orders of precedence
  7. orders of service
  8. orders of succession
  9. orders of symmetry
  10. orders of the day
  11. orders out

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