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overriding

adjective as in central, most important

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The first and overriding goal for national political parties is to win elections.

“I can’t give you a generic answer as we look at these situations case by case but the overriding principle is that we believe everyone should feel included,” said Santos.

From Digiday

With regard to the siloing of systems and fragmentation of customer data, the overriding goal is to ensure all your systems are integrated and speak to one another.

If true, that would mean whitelisting rules could undermine the overriding promise of cryptocurrency as privacy- and freedom-preserving digital cash.

From Fortune

The overriding theme of the hundreds of interviews Newman had granted is his discretion.

What adds a richness to the stories is the way you take relationships themselves as an overriding theme.

Meanwhile, the Peace Corps maintains that it has an overriding obligation to protect the privacy of sexual assault victims.

More than anything, her overriding passion seemed to be posting endless photos of herself.

And these are two overriding drivers of health care costs, according to a 2007 McKinsey and Company study.

They did nothing to develop the consciousness of a world commonweal overriding sovereigns and foreign offices.

But the mere overriding by a capitalist of the customary allotment of pasture rights is usually only the first step.

At that instant the doubts and divisions provoked by the overriding logic of Sieyès disappeared.

A political democracy exhibits an overriding of thought like that seen in any convention or institution.

The cowboy's overriding presence in North America's mythology is not difficult to understand.

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On this page you'll find 36 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to overriding, such as: main, paramount, predominant, prevailing, ultimate, and compelling.

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

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