overriding
/ˌoʊvərˈraɪdɪŋ/
adjective
- More important than anything else; primary or dominant.
- The team's overriding priority is to finish the work on time.
- Her overriding concern was the safety of her children.
- The overriding goal of the project is to reduce pollution.
noun
- The act of canceling or rejecting something by using authority.
- A court can order the overriding of a previous decision.
- The manager's overriding of the policy was not popular.
- The overriding of the old rules caused confusion among staff.