Meaning & use
Overrode
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Used one's authority to reject or set aside a decision, rule, or objection; the past tense of "override."
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The board overrode the manager's objection and approved the merger anyway.
Congress overrode the president's veto with a two-thirds majority vote.
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Frequently used in legal and political contexts to describe a higher authority reversing a lower one's decision.
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