Vocabulary Entry

overriding

|verb • noun

verb

To take precedence over something or dominate it.

Example Sentences

"The new policy is overruling the previous guidelines."

"She decided to override the automatic settings on the device."

"In the software code, the function was overriding another function."

noun

Example Sentences

"The committee issued an overriding recommendation that needs to be followed."

"They voted for an overriding of the previous resolution."

"The judge's ruling served as an overriding in the legal case."