override
/ˌoʊvərˈraɪd/
verb
- To use authority to cancel or reject a decision, rule, or system.
- Congress can override a presidential veto with a two-thirds majority vote.
- The manager decided to override the employee's request for a refund.
- The judge overrode the jury's recommendation and gave a lighter sentence.
- To be more important than something else; to take priority over.
- The company's policy overrides any personal agreements between employees.
- Safety concerns should always override the desire to finish a project quickly.
- Her need for rest overrode her plan to stay up late studying.
- To interrupt or stop the automatic operation of a machine or system by using manual controls.
- He overrode the timer on the oven to keep it on longer.
- The pilot had to override the autopilot when the storm hit.
- You can override the automatic lock by entering a special code.
noun
- A device or mechanism that allows manual control to cancel an automatic function.
- Press the red button to activate the override on the security system.
- The technician installed an override to bypass the faulty sensor.
- The elevator has a manual override in case of a power failure.
- An act of using authority to cancel or reject something.
- The committee's override of the original decision surprised everyone.
- A legislative override requires a supermajority in both houses.
- The manager's override of the policy led to a formal complaint.