"order of precedence" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: orders of precedence [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|orders of precedence}} 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. Translations (Translations): ordre de préséance (French), Rangfolge [feminine] (German), Rangordnung [feminine] (German)

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