overrule
/ˌoʊvərˈruːl/
verb
- To reject or decide against a decision, argument, or objection, especially by someone in authority.
- The principal overruled the teacher's grading policy for the entire school.
- The judge overruled the lawyer's objection and allowed the witness to speak.
- The manager overruled the team's decision to cancel the project.
- To be more powerful or important than something else and cause it to fail or change.
- The need for sleep overruled his plan to study all night.
- Her passion for art overruled her parents' wish for her to become a doctor.
- Safety concerns overruled the desire to finish the construction quickly.
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