overrule
pronunciation
How to pronounce overrule in British English:
UK [ˌəʊvəˈru:l]
How to pronounce overrule in American English:
US [ˌoʊvərˈrul]
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- Verb:
- rule against
Word Origin
- overrule (v.)
- "rule against; set aside, as by a higher authority," 1590s, from over- + rule (v.). It was used earlier in a sense "to govern, control" (1570s). Related: Overruled; overruling.
Example
- 1. If his generals disagree , he will overrule them .
- 2. He could decide to overrule the commission 's finding , though such actions are rare .
- 3. As for things like incinerators , late in life labour created an infrastructure planning commission ( ipc ) , with powers to overrule local objections to projects of national importance .
- 4. As a referee , you must also be confident and alert enough to overrule your assistant when necessary .
- 5. Dr. murray -- as a higher medical authority than the emts -- had the power to overrule them .