a priori

Example Sentences

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The Republican Party has already decided that free and fair elections are a priori illegitimate, and their outcomes are illegal if the Democrats win.

From Salon

Carrying out Calhoun's theory as he envisaged requires deciding, a priori, that one race is entitled to greater deference than the other.

From Salon

“I can see no a priori reason to disbelieve these results, but it’s so very hard to comment, because there is so little data there.”

From Reuters

Any discussion of politics in American politics which does not seriously consider the context of race and the color line is a priori inadequate and imprecise, if not irresponsible and a public disservice.

From Salon

While some End Notes refer to official data, many point to ideological marketing organizations like the Heritage Foundation and polemics based on a priori assumptions.

From Salon