predate [pri:'deit]

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3. Much of the country's resilience stems from policies��such as bank regulation and sound public finances��which predate Mr Harper.
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v.
  1. be earlier in time; go back further
  2. come before
  3. prey on or hunt for
  4. establish something as being earlier relative to something else

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