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Thread #69400 Message #1177112
Posted By: Bee-dubya-ell
03-May-04 - 04:47 PM
Thread Name: BS: More right wing US media censorship
Subject: RE: BS: More right wing US media censorship
Main Entry: pre·empt Pronunciation: prE-'em(p)t Function: verb Etymology: back-formation from preemption Date: 1850 transitive senses 1 : to acquire (as land) by preemption 2 : to seize upon to the exclusion of others : take for oneself (the movement was then preempted by a lunatic fringe) 3 : to replace with something considered to be of greater value or priority : take precedence over (the program did not appear, having been preempted by a baseball game —Robert MacNeil) 4 : to gain a commanding or preeminent place in 5 : to prevent from happening or taking place : FORESTALL, PRECLUDE intransitive senses : to make a preemptive bid in bridge - pre·emp·tor /-'em(p)-t&r/ noun