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overrule

verb as in repeal

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Labour has warned it is willing to overrule local councils’ objections to achieve its aim of delivering 1.5m homes by 2029, underlining the importance it places on housebuilding for economic growth.

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But the court overruled the lawyers and allowed the hearing to continue.

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He might have won had Mercedes not overruled his wish to stay out rather than pit for fresh tyres shortly before the red flag.

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Mr Van der Linde was overruled by Amsterdam's district court, which wrote on Sunday that "the mayor has rightly determined that there is a ban on demonstrating in the city this weekend".

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Matthew Martin, 47, Sean Harper, 38, and his wife Shiza, 45, were part of the group and believed they could overrule the UK judicial system.

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

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