Primacy

It's that spirit—a faith in reason, and enterprise, and the primacy of right over might—that allowed us to resist the lure of fascism and tyranny during the Great Depression; that allowed us to build a post-World War II order with other democracies, an order based not just on military power or national affiliations but built on principles—the rule of law, human rights, freedom of religion, and speech, and assembly, and an independent press.

The diplomat's assertion of the primacy of his nation's interests was seen as an invidious act by his nation's rivals.

Tensions grew when the laity questioned the primacy of the clergy in moral decision-making.

The court affirmed the primacy of federal law.

He argued for the primacy of reason over emotion.

establish the primacy of something

acknowledge the primacy of something

assert primacy

I am reading Nick Sousanis’ PhD dissertation-as-a-comic Unflattening. It debunks the primacy of word over image in Western culture and suggests that the two are equal partners in meaning-making.

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, who holds a primacy of honor in Eastern Orthodoxy, emphasized the many areas of agreement between Pope Francis and himself in response to the social concerns of the day.