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The prior in the meeting was the one who spoke first.

A person who has precedence or is earlier in time or order.
The prior spoke about the history.
She was the prior before the current one.
He served as prior for many years.
the prior monk
a former prior
the elected prior
predecessor
forebear
ancestor
Please review the prior documents before the meeting.

existing or occurring before a particular time or event
This is the prior version.
She had prior commitments.
No prior notice was given.
prior to
prior experience
prior knowledge
previous
earlier
foregoing