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   O·ver·ride

   verb

   • 1. use one's authority to reject or cancel (a decision, view, etc.): "the legislature's insistence on overriding his budget vetoes" Similar disallowoverrulecountermandvetoset asidequashoverturnoverthrowcancelreverserescindrule againstrevokewithdrawretracttake backrepealrepudiaterecantannulnullifydeclare null and voidinvalidatenegatevoidabrogatevacatearchaic:recalldisregardpay no heed totake no account ofclose one's mind toturn a deaf ear todiscountignoreride roughshod overtrample onOpposite allowacceptlisten totake notice of
   • ▪ be more important than: "this commitment should override all other considerations" Similar outweighsupersedetake precedence overtake priority overbe more important thantip/turn the scales/balance againstoffsetcancel out(more than) make up foroutbalanceoverbalancecompensate forredress
   • 2. interrupt the action of (an automatic device), typically in order to take manual control: "you can override the cutout by releasing the switch"
   • 3. extend over; overlap: technical "the external rendering should not override the vapor barrier"
   • 4. travel or move over: "part of the deposit was overridden and covered by the advancing ice"

   noun

   • 1. a device for suspending an automatic function on a machine: "the flash has to have a manual override to be useful"
   • 2. an excess or increase on a budget, salary, or cost: "commission overrides give established carriers an unfair advantage"
   • 3. a cancellation of a decision by exertion of authority or winning of votes: US "the House vote in favor of the bill was 10 votes short of the requisite majority for an override"

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   What does overrides mean?

   • oppheve, sette til side, overskygge… отменять, отвергать, доминировать… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! Click on the arrows to change the translation direction. OVERRIDE definition: 1. If someone in authority overrides a decision or order, they officially decide that it is wrong….

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   How do you use override in a sentence?

   • Other forms: overriding; overridden; overrode; overrides You can override or reject a decision if you're more powerful than the person who originally made the decision. And Congress has the power to override or nullify the Presidential veto if they have a two-thirds vote. The word override can be used in a number of contexts.

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   What is a vehicle override?

   • An Override refers to a vehicle riding up over another (including a parked vehicle). A vehicle straddling a guardrail, for example, is not coded as an override. Code 7, Override - Motor Vehicle in Transport, is used when a motor vehicle overrides another motor vehicle in transport.

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   What is a word for override a veto?

   • 2. overrule, reverse, cancel, overturn, set aside, repeal, quash, revoke, disallow, rescind, upset, rule against, invalidate, annul, nullify, ride roughshod over, outvote, countermand, trample underfoot, make null and void The senate failed by one vote to override the President's veto.

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   Override definition: to prevail or have dominance over; have final authority or say over; overrule. See examples of OVERRIDE used in a sentence.

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   You can override or reject a decision if you're more powerful than the person who originally made the decision. And Congress has the power to override or nullify the Presidential veto if they have a two-thirds vote.

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   Learn the meaning of override as a verb, with two senses: to not accept a decision or order, or to be more important than something else. See translations, grammar, pronunciation and usage examples.

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