Verb
(transitive) To treat (someone or something) as more important than (someone or something else).
I'd never put your brother before you.
(transitive) To display a proposal or idea to (someone) to be considered.
I'd like to put my proposal before the committee.
To lovers of the truth, nothing can be put before God and hope in Him. Basil of Caesarea
Reminds us that greatness lies even in the smallest of moments, in the humblest of hearts, and we shall, each of us, be called to greatness. Whether we shall rise to meet it or let it slip away is the challenge put before us all. Libba Bray
The issue put before these electors was, which of two rich people will you choose? Walter Bagehot
It is necessary to take an active part in politics to observe how often the welfare of the party organization is put before the issues, even before the welfare of the commonwealth. Charles Edison
It takes a real soldier to stay in the music industry and live off the things that have been put before me and be able to survive all this time because it has not been easy. Chubby Checker
My job now, as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, is to take this process forward, and that I'm determined to do, whatever old clippings you dig out and whatever old quotes you put before me. Peter Hain