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Al Qaeda operates by launching surprise attacks on civilian targets with the goal of massive casualties. Our only means for preventing future attacks, which could use WMDs, is by acquiring information that allows for pre-emptive action.
John Yoo

Meaning of "pre-emptive" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PRE-EMPTIVE

pre-emptive  [prɪˈɛmptɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRE-EMPTIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pre-Emptive is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PRE-EMPTIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pre-emptive in the English dictionary

The first definition of pre-emptive in the dictionary is of, involving, or capable of pre-emption. Other definition of pre-emptive is made to shut out opposition bidding. Pre-Emptive is also designed to reduce or destroy an enemy's attacking strength before it can use it.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRE-EMPTIVE


adaptive
əˈdæptɪv
adoptive
əˈdɒptɪv
assumptive
əˈsʌmptɪv
captive
ˈkæptɪv
consumptive
kənˈsʌmptɪv
contraceptive
ˌkɒntrəˈsɛptɪv
deceptive
dɪˈsɛptɪv
descriptive
dɪˈskrɪptɪv
disruptive
dɪsˈrʌptɪv
exemptive
ɪɡˈzemptɪv
nonconsumptive
ˌnɒnkənˈsʌmptɪv
perceptive
pəˈsɛptɪv
prescriptive
prɪˈskrɪptɪv
presumptive
prɪˈzʌmptɪv
proprioceptive
ˌprəʊprɪəˈsɛptɪv
receptive
rɪˈsɛptɪv
redemptive
rɪˈdɛmptɪv
resumptive
rɪˈzʌmptɪv
subsumptive
səbˈsʌmptɪv
transumptive
trænˈsʌmptɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRE-EMPTIVE

pre-echo
pre-eclampsia
pre-eclamptic
pre-election
pre-embryo
pre-eminence
pre-eminent
pre-eminently
pre-empt
pre-emption
pre-emptively
pre-emptor
pre-emptory
pre-establish
pre-exilian
pre-exilic
pre-exist
pre-existence
pre-existent
pre-existing

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRE-EMPTIVE

absorptive
acceptive
active
conceptive
corruptive
eruptive
exteroceptive
heir presumptive
inceptive
interceptive
interoceptive
interruptive
maladaptive
nociceptive
nonadaptive
nondisruptive
proscriptive
resorptive
sorptive
subscriptive
unreceptive

Synonyms and antonyms of pre-emptive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pre-emptive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRE-EMPTIVE

Find out the translation of pre-emptive to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pre-emptive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pre-emptive» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

先下手为强
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

preventiva
570 millions of speakers

English

pre-emptive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अग्रकय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

استباقية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

упреждающий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

preventiva
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অগ্রক্রয়াধিকার-সংক্রান্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

de préemption
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Terlebih dahulu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bezugs
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

先制
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

선제
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pre-emptive
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chặn trước
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முன்கூட்டிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अग्रिम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

rüçhan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pre - emptive
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

poboru
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

упереджувальний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de preempțiune
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προτίμησης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pre -emptive
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förebyggande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forkjøpsrett
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pre-emptive

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRE-EMPTIVE»

The term «pre-emptive» is regularly used and occupies the 74.359 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRE-EMPTIVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pre-emptive

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6 QUOTES WITH «PRE-EMPTIVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pre-emptive.
1
Rosanne Cash
I think it is wrong that we went against The U.N. and that we have alienated our allies and invaded a country that hasn't threatened us, that it is a pre-emptive strike.
2
Ed Gillespie
When you look at where the Democratic field is going relative to foreign policy, they are increasingly moving away from a policy of pre-emptive self-defense that the president has adopted since September 11.
3
Ferdinand Mount
The president is being denounced for not taking the kind of pre-emptive action in Afghanistan that he has been so passionately denounced for taking in Iraq. Damned if he does and damned if he doesn't.
4
Nancy Pelosi
The president led us into the Iraq war on the basis of unproven assertions without evidence; he embraced a radical doctrine of pre-emptive war unprecedented in our history; and he failed to build a true international coalition.
5
Mark Thomas
Maybe... there is a perfectly reasonable explanation for unlawfully detaining 120 people. Maybe they just got carried away with last year's idea of pre-emptive strikes and thought, 'Let's not wait for an actual crime to occur. Let's get the innocent.
6
John Yoo
Al Qaeda operates by launching surprise attacks on civilian targets with the goal of massive casualties. Our only means for preventing future attacks, which could use WMDs, is by acquiring information that allows for pre-emptive action.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRE-EMPTIVE»

Discover the use of pre-emptive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pre-emptive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Hitler's Pre-Emptive War: The Battle for Norway 1940
After Hitler conquered Poland, the British began to exert control of the Norwegian coast, an action that threatened to outflank Germany's hegemony on the Continent.
Henrik O. Lunde, 2010
2
It All Starts With You: The Power of Pre-Emptive Leadership
Nor is it a flavor-of-the-month. It is a real, proven system that leaders worldwide have used to quickly propel themselves to the top of their game. This book is not about how to get other people to change--because IT ALL STARTS WITH YOU.
Mary Kay Whitaker, Ron Whitaker, 2008
3
Pre-emptive Self-Defence: "In an age of international ...
After examining the nature of terrorist threats and current international law, this essay will focus on alternatives to and consequences of pre-emptive self-defence, before considering the limits of law and power in international relations.
Sebastian Plappert, 2010
4
Commercial Litigation: Pre-emptive Remedies
This book enables every practitioner to apply a positive approach to specific case work. It explores the remedies surrounding commercial litigation and the means of effective enforcement.
Iain S. Goldrein, Richard Aird, 2011
5
Pre-Emptive Love: How a Hiroshima Man's Story Might Save ...
To Live Again is the courageous personal story of the authors' battle to overcome drug, sex and alcohol addiction in the face of suicide, hate and dysfunctional co-dependency.
George L. Olson, 2002
6
The Pre-Emptive Empire: A Guide to Bush's Kingdom
Well-known US journalist offers scathing critique of Bush's policies before and after 9/11. Funny, readable, will appeal to anyone fed up with US politics. Major media & ad campaign
Saul Landau, 2003
7
The Law of Options and Other Pre-emptive Rights
This seminal work on options and other pre-emptive rights in Australia offers a one-stop resource for any legal or tax-based questions about the drafting, exercising and assigning of pre-emptive rights.
Donald J. Farrands, 2009
8
Skycar City: A Pre-emptive History
From the 2006 Marcus Prize Studio at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Winy Maas of MVDRV presents the work of twelve students who explored the relationship between infrastructure, architecture, and urban form.
Winy Maas, Grace La, 2007
9
Corporate Finance: Theory and Practice
(a) Listed companies When the large majority of current shareholders are expected to subscribe to the capital increase and it is not necessary or desirable to bring in new shareholders, the transaction comes with pre-emptive subscription ...
Pascal Quiry, Yann Le Fur, Antonio Salvi, 2011
10
The Handbook of Risk Management: Implementing a Post-Crisis ...
The ultimate goal of the workflow is to minimize the time between the arrival of information loaded with risk implications and the adjustment of exposure or positions. A pre-emptive course of action, efficiently taken, will be a far better protection ...
Philippe Carrel, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRE-EMPTIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pre-emptive is used in the context of the following news items.
1
UK's Cameron says ready for pre-emptive strikes against militants
UK Prime Minister David Cameron said today he was ready to order air strikes on Islamist militant targets in Libya and Syria to prevent attacks ... «Times of Malta, Jul 15»
2
Worldwide strengthening El Nino giveth and taketh away
WASHINGTON (AP) — In California, they're counting on it to end an historic drought; in Peru, they've already declared a pre-emptive ... «SFGate, Jul 15»
3
All Barack Obama Did Was Follow Mike Huckabee's Advice On Iran
In a dramatic and deliberate departure from the Bush administration's policy of pre-emptive war, the candidate argues specifically for the ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
4
Poland's KGHM Surges on Pre-Election Plans to Reduce Copper Tax
“It's a pre-emptive move from Law & Justice,” Andrzej Knigawka, an analyst at ING Groep NV in Warsaw, said by e-mail. “Now, it's more likely ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
5
This is how bad China would have to get to stop Fed
They're willing to do it in September without inflation and they're willing to call it pre-emptive because there's not inflation yet. If the world blows ... «CNBC, Jul 15»
6
Fire causes $250000 in damage to workshop
UK's Cameron says ready for pre-emptive strikes... North and South ... UK's Cameron says ready for pre-emptive strikes... North and South ... «The Bakersfield Californian, Jul 15»
7
Public Release: 27-Jul-2015 One in 4 patients with defibrillators …
Such pre-emptive defibrillator placement is known as primary prevention and is distinct from implantation of devices in cardiac arrest survivors ... «EurekAlert, Jul 15»
8
Elon Musk, Stephen Hawking, and thousands of AI researchers just …
As such, it urges international pre-emptive action against the technology, concluding: “We believe that AI has great potential to benefit humanity ... «Business Insider Australia, Jul 15»
9
Google and Samsung take on Apple Music with six months of free …
Google launched a pre-emptive strike against Apple by announcing a free version of Play Music just days before the iPhone-maker launched ... «International Business Times UK, Jul 15»
10
Double derivative actions: challenging wrongs done to subsidiary …
The case is also of note as the court departed from the ordinary principle of making a pre-emptive order granting a costs indemnity to a claimant ... «Lexology, Jul 15»

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