as in vetoes
the doing away with something by formal action
Citizens are advocating for a congressional override of the president's proposal.
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as in cancels
to make (something) no longer valid
Don't let the anticipatory anxiety override your excitement about starting grad school. Upper management reserves the right to override any decisions made by supervisors.
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Recent Examples of overrides
Jon McGowan, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Tempe residents have supported our bonds and overrides for years.
—Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024
However, the situation in this district unfortunately warrants the consideration of bonds and overrides.
—Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024
Few people realize that our public schools have to have budget overrides re-approved every five years, whereas charter schools simply get the money without having to ask voters.
—Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024
Being able, as the community, to vote on bonds and overrides is a necessary part of that process.
—Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024
Our community is also struggling with increases on their properties due to bonds and overrides.
—Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024
The central ambition that underpins them is to ensure that AI serves as a catalyst of our natural intelligence, and not as a replacement that gradually overrides our unique attributes.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The current tools are bonds and overrides.
—Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
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Large countries, including the United States, Australia, and Germany, argued that the creation of a treaty that specifically addresses climate change overrides any other international law on the subject.
—Jon McGowan, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Tempe residents have supported our bonds and overrides for years.
—Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024
However, the situation in this district unfortunately warrants the consideration of bonds and overrides.
—Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024
Few people realize that our public schools have to have budget overrides re-approved every five years, whereas charter schools simply get the money without having to ask voters.
—Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024
Being able, as the community, to vote on bonds and overrides is a necessary part of that process.
—Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024
Our community is also struggling with increases on their properties due to bonds and overrides.
—Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024
The central ambition that underpins them is to ensure that AI serves as a catalyst of our natural intelligence, and not as a replacement that gradually overrides our unique attributes.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The current tools are bonds and overrides.
—Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Overrides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overrides. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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