primacy
C1CEFR level
58/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister
Law noun
The principle that Union law takes precedence over conflicting rules of national law.
The primacy of Union law obliges national courts to set aside contrary domestic rules.
Business noun
The condition of being first in rank, importance, or market standing.
The airline defended its primacy on transatlantic routes by locking up the most valuable takeoff slots.
Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.
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