Definition of "pre-emptive" []

• Alternative spelling of preemptive. (adjective)

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• ""This is called pre-emptive self-regulation," said Kevin Book, managing director of Clearview Energy Partners, a New York consultant focusing on energy policy."
• "The only possible result is pre-emptive violence by the one about to be attacked."
• "This puts forth the notion that pre-emptive discrimination CAN be a goodthing."