同等条件下，优先 + 动词
other things being equal, … comes first; priority is given to …
Structure
（在）同等条件下 ， 主语 ＋ （可以） 优先 ＋ 动词 · 条件 ＋ 者优先
What it means
Regulation language: when candidates are level on every main criterion, the named group goes first.
How it is built
(在)同等条件下, subject + (可以) + 优先 + verb (录取/分配/考虑): 同等条件下，有经验的应聘者优先录用 (All else equal, experienced applicants are hired first).
When to use it
Admission rules, job adverts, regulations. Adverts shorten it to …者优先 with no verb: 有经验者优先, “experience preferred”. In speech say 条件一样的话，先….
Watch out
优先 is not 首先 (the first step in a sequence): ✗同等条件下首先录用 ✓同等条件下优先录用. It only decides between equals; it is not an absolute right over the rules.
Examples
同等条件下，有工作经验的应聘者优先录用。
All else being equal, applicants with work experience will be taken on first.
公租房在同等条件下优先分配给有老人或残疾人的家庭。
Other things being equal, public rental flats go first to households with elderly or disabled members.
招聘护士五名，有急诊工作经验者优先。
Five nurses wanted; experience in emergency care preferred.
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