Cambridge Dictionaries online Cambridge Dictionaries online

The most popular online dictionary and thesaurus for learners of English

  

Community preference

 
 
noun [U]

Definition

GOVERNMENT, POLITICS the fact of European countries giving better treatment to other people or goods that come from the European Union than to those who come from outside it: Their opinion was that the Community preference principle should be maintained, but it should only apply to long-term residents.
(Definition of Community preference noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Focus on the pronunciation of Community preference

Word of the Day

demur

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

Word of the Day

Blog

Read our blog about how the English language behaves.

Learn More

New Words

Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.

Learn More