Precedence, Precedent or President

Precedence, Precedent or President

Precedence – is a noun and is defined as the condition of being considered more important than someone or something else.

a. His desire for power soon took precedence over any other consideration.
b. Quarrels over precedence among the Kapoor family married the coronation.

Precedent – is a noun and is defined as an official action or decision that has happened in the past and that is seen as an example or a rule to be followed in a similar situation later.

a. The ruling set a precedent for future defamed cases.
b. They set the precedent in international relations.

A similar action or event that happened earlier.

a. There is no precedent for a disaster of this scale.
b. Such protests are without precedent in recent history.

President – is a noun and is defined as the elected head of a republican state.

a. Several presidents attended the funeral of the Prime Minister in Berlin.
b. The president of Columba is due to visit the flood hit areas.

The person in charge of some organisations, clubs, colleges, etc.

a. He is the president of the student’s union.
b. The voting for the presidential elections has begun.

The person in charge of a bank or a commercial organisation.

a. He has been shortlisted as the president of Columbia pictures.
b. You can get your queries solved by the president of the bank.

Read the following sentences and fill in the blanks with the right word.
1. The worry that some rights will take ____________ over others.

a. President
b. Precedent
c. Precedence
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2. There is no ____________ here.

a. Precedence
b. Precedent
c. President
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3. He evacuated with the ____________ and others to the West Coast site.

a. President
b. Precedence
c. Precedent
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4. Humans can’t help having their preconceived beliefs take ____________ over the facts.

a. Precedent
b. Precedence
c. President
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5. The notion of pre-emptive prosecution is, of course, not without ____________.

a. President
b. Precedence
c. Precedent
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