"overrule" meaning in English

See overrule in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˌəʊ.və.ˈruːl/ [UK], /ˌoʊ.vɚ.ˈrul/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-overrule.wav [UK] Forms: overrule [canonical], overrules [third-person, singular], overruled [past], overruled [past, participle], overruling [present, participle]
Etymology: over- + rule Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|over|rule}} over- + rule Head templates: {{verb|overrul|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you overrule someone, you change a decision they made by using your superior power.
    Sense id: simple-overrule-en-verb-KCcsILj4
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