OVERRULE

overrule, overturn, override, overthrow, reverse

(verb) rule against; “The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

overrule (third-person singular simple present overrules, present participle overruling, simple past and past participle overruled)

(transitive) To rule over; to govern or determine by superior authority.

(transitive) To rule or determine in a contrary way; to decide against; to abrogate or alter.

(transitive) To nullify a previous ruling by a higher power.

(transitive, legal) To dismiss or throw out (a protest or objection) at a court.

Source: Wiktionary

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O`ver*rule", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overruled; p. pr. & vb. n. Overruling.]

1. To rule over; to govern or determine by superior authority.

2. To rule or determine in a contrary way; to decide against; to abrogate or alter; as, God overrules the purposes of men; the chairman overruled the point of order. His passion and animosity overruled his conscience. Clarendon. These [difficulties] I had habitually overruled. F. W. Newman.

3. (Law)

Definition: To supersede, reject, annul, or rule against; as, the plea, or the decision, was overruled by the court.

O`ver*rule", v. i.

Definition: To be superior or supreme in rulling or controlling; as, God rules and overrules. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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