override
verb [ T ]
uk/ˌəʊvəˈraɪd/ usto refuse to accept or to decide against a previous decision or order:
override a decision/veto It takes a two-thirds vote of the House and Senate to override the governor's veto.
Every time I make a suggestion at work, my boss overrides me.
to be more important than something else:
The common good, he argued, overrode minority interests.
to stop a machine operating automatically, and control it yourself:
He overrode the autopilot when he realised it was malfunctioning.
overriding
adjective [ before noun ]
The safety of our employees is our overriding priority.
override
noun [ C ]
uk/ˈəʊvəraɪd/ usa vote or a decision that ends or changes an earlier law or decision:
The city council voted in favor of a tax override.
a way of changing the control of a machine or system in special situations, especially from automatic to control by a person:
The heating system has a manual override.
HR
→ overriding commission