
[Middle English priorite, from Old French, from Medieval Latin priōritās, from Latin prior, first. See prior2.]
A particular order, or sequence, in which things take place (items processed, users served, etc.). A priority is based on a predetermined assignment of value, or importance, to different types of events and people.
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noun
n.with reference to operation plans and the tasks derived therefrom, an indication of relative importance rather than an exclusive and final designation of the order of accomplishment.
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Quotes:
"Priority is a function of context."
- Stephen R. Covey
"The older I get the more wisdom I find in the ancient rule of taking first things first. A process which often reduces the most complex human problem to a manageable proportion."
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
"It is the mark of great people to treat trifles as trifles and important matters as important."
- Doris Lessing
"It is very sad for a man to make himself servant to a single thing; his manhood all taken out of him by the hydraulic pressure of excessive business."
- Theodore Parker
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fortrinsret, prioritet
Nederlands (Dutch)
prioriteit, voorrang
Français (French)
n. - priorité
Deutsch (German)
n. - Priorität, Vorrang, vordringliche Angelegenheit
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - προτεραιότητα
Italiano (Italian)
precedenza, priorità
Português (Portuguese)
n. - prioridade (f)
Español (Spanish)
n. - prioridad, anterioridad
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - prioritet, företräde(srätt)
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
先, 优先, 前
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 先, 優先, 前
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 前であること, 重要なこと, 優先, 優先権, 優先順位
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) أولويه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - עדיפות, זכות בכורה, קדימה
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