25
priority(noun, lead, importance, rank, superiority)
11
precedence(noun, rank, first, superiority, precede)
8
antecedence(noun, lead, rank, superiority, precede)
7
superiority(noun, lead, rank, precedence, priority)
6
preference(noun, lead, rank, superiority, precedence)
5
anteriority
5
precession(noun, lead, rank, superiority, precedence)
4
antecedency
4
lead(noun, rank, superiority, precedence, priority)
4
rank(noun, lead, informal, superiority, precedence)
3
earliness(noun, lead, rank, superiority, precedence)
3
supremacy(noun, lead, rank, superiority, precedence)
2
primacy(noun, superiority, priority)
2
primary(noun, lead, rank, superiority, precedence)
2
seniority(noun, lead, rank, superiority, precedence)
2
urgency
1
anteposition(noun, lead, rank, superiority, precedence)
1
anticipation
1
dominion
1
front position
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