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override

verb as in supersede

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The Maryland Senate is expected to take up the override vote on Friday.

Hogan, who is fighting against a likely veto override by the General Assembly of a bill that would impose a tax on digital ads, made one veiled reference about raising taxes during the economic recovery.

Talk about it before you get to the trailhead, because once you are sitting on your machines, you’ll get that eager override and people will be charging everywhere.

This vote, like an override of a veto or a constitutional amendment, would take a two-thirds majority in each chamber.

The bottom line is that giving humans more agency means you’re inviting creativity — and letting diversity override bias.

Obviously, the U.S. has improved their systems since then, but this was before they knew about the override device.

(4) Does the more recently enacted Affordable Care Act effectively override the previously enacted RFRA?

So far, supporters of same-sex marriage say they are three votes short of an override in the Senate and 12 in the House.

My biggest regrets are the moments that I let a lack of data override my intuition on what's best for our customers.

But the president could then veto that measure, and the override attempt would fail.

Then, as now, high prices led to consumption; for vanity likes to override obstacles.

In intellect he was the king's superior, but he allowed George's prejudices to override his convictions.

If he had given way to Slaughter he was not going to allow any one else to override him.

The Bosnian showed his eagerness by an evident determination to override all suggested difficulties.

But it was not inclined to admit in practice that the British Constitution could override its own particular interests.

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On this page you'll find 47 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to override, such as: abrogate, annul, nullify, quash, reverse, and revoke.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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