- override
- override o‧ver‧ride [ˌəʊvəˈraɪd ǁ ˌoʊ-] verb overrode PASTTENSE [-ˈrəʊd ǁ -ˈroʊd] overridden PASTPART [-ˈrɪdn] [transitive]to ignore a decision, rule, law etc made by a person or organization with less authority:
• It has the power to override state banking laws to sell insolvent thrifts.
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Ⅰ.override UK US /ˌəʊvəˈraɪd/ verb [T]► to refuse to accept or to decide against a previous decision or order: override a decision/veto »It takes a two-thirds vote of the House and Senate to override the governor's veto.
»Every time I make a suggestion at work, my boss overrides me.
► to be more important than something else: »The common good, he argued, overrode minority interests.
► to stop a machine operating automatically, and control it yourself: »He overrode the autopilot when he realised it was malfunctioning.
overriding adjective [before noun]► »The safety of our employees is our overriding priority.
Ⅱ.override UK US /ˈəʊvəraɪd/ noun [C]► a vote or a decision that ends or changes an earlier law or decision: »The city council voted in favor of a tax override.
► a way of changing the control of a machine or system in special situations, especially from automatic to control by a person: »The heating system has a manual override.
► HR OVERRIDING COMMISSION(Cf. ↑overriding commission)
Financial and business terms. 2012.