Associations to the word «Overrule»
Noun
- Taxation
- Restriction
- Commissioner
- Viceroy
- Briefing
- Cherokee
- Superiority
- Provision
- Proceeding
- Autonomy
- Penalty
- Citizenship
- Liability
- Taxpayer
- Hitler
- Proposal
- Circumstance
- Punishment
- Testimony
- Prosecutor
- Permit
- Honesty
- Appointment
- Lemon
- Council
- Fifth
- Rule
- Burger
- Sentence
- Segregation
- Robertson
- Request
- Privilege
- Panel
- Validity
- Reservation
- Wade
- Opposition
- Slavery
- Parliament
- Ballot
- Power
- Wish
- Obligation
- Patent
- Him
- Prejudice
- Interference
- Consent
Adjective
Wiktionary
OVERRULE, verb. (transitive) To rule over; to govern or determine by superior authority.
OVERRULE, verb. (transitive) # To rule or determine in a contrary way; to decide against; to abrogate or alter.
OVERRULE, verb. (transitive) To nullify a previous ruling by a higher power.
OVERRULE, verb. (transitive) (legal) To dismiss or throw out (a protest or objection) at a court.
Dictionary definition
OVERRULE, verb. Rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill".
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.