preliminary

我们在主要会议之前进行了一次初步讨论。

We had a ___preliminary discussion before the main meeting.

安排了一次初步会议来概述项目范围。

A ___preliminary meeting was scheduled to outline the project scope.

委员会在正式投票前进行了初步讨论。

The committee held a ___preliminary discussion before the official vote.