The conflict was centered on Carnegie Steel's main plant in Homestead, Pennsylvania, and grew out of a dispute between the National Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers of the United States and the Carnegie Steel Company. Carnegie left on a trip to Scotland before the unrest peaked.
verb (used with object), presupposed, presupposing. 1. to suppose or assume beforehand; take for granted in advance. 2. (of a thing, condition, or state of affairs) to require or imply as an antecedent condition: An effect presupposes a cause. Origin of presuppose.
Learner's definition of PRETENSE. 1. [count] : a false reason or explanation that is used to hide the real purpose of something : pretext. He called her under/on the pretense of asking about the homework assignment. [=asking about the homework assignment was not the real reason he called her] A reporter obtained documents from the company under false pretenses. [=by saying something that was not true, by pretending something, etc.]