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priority matter

[/praɪˈɒrɪti ˈmætər/]
nounpl: priority matters
assunto prioritário
1. An issue or task that requires immediate attention and has higher importance than other matters
The budget approval is a priority matter that needs to be addressed this week.
A aprovação do orçamento é um assunto prioritário que precisa ser resolvido esta semana.
2. A legal or business issue that takes precedence over other cases or concerns
The client flagged the contract dispute as a priority matter for our law firm.
O cliente marcou a disputa contratual como um assunto prioritário para nosso escritório de advocacia.
Synonyms
urgent matterpressing matterhigh-priority issuepriority issue
Antonyms
low-priority matterminor mattersecondary concern

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
assunto prioritário
Most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese
Brazil
questão prioritária
Alternative formal term used in business and legal contexts
Portugal
assunto prioritário
Same as Brazilian Portuguese; also used 'matéria prioritária' in legal contexts

Related Idioms & Phrases

take priority over something
a matter of priority
put something at the top of the priority list
priority one
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