overruling 1 of 2

noun

Definition of overrulingnext
as in override

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overruling

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verb

present participle of overrule
as in rejecting
to decide that (something or someone) is wrong; to rule against (something or someone) The judge overruled the objection. His conviction was overruled by the supreme court.

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  1. override
  2. veto
  3. dismissing
  4. denying
  5. abolition
  6. withdrawing
  7. ignoring
  8. annulment
Noun
  • Securing an override may prove difficult, as three House Republicans voted against the bill earlier this month.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Boggs will oversee the Maricopa County Regional School District, which provides education in juvenile detention and operates an accommodation high school; maintain homeschool and private school records; and manage elections for school district governing boards and bonds and overrides.
    Nick Sullivan, The Arizona Republic, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of override
Noun
  • The United Nations Security Council has tried to take action to restrain Russia’s potential nuclear weapon in space but faced resistance from Moscow, which has veto power.
    Brad Dress, The Hill, 28 Nov. 2024
  • This reflects an environment in which celebrities demand production credit and veto power over any content they’re involved in, journalistic integrity be damned.
    Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of veto
Verb
  • Despite Springfield’s mayor dismissing these claims, the damage was done.
    Aisha M. Beliso-De Jesús / Made by History, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
  • SpaceX is dismissing the opposition as an orchestrated lobbying campaign from AST.
    Michael Kan, PCMAG, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of dismissing
Verb
  • Restricting a woman’s right to choose whether to terminate an unwanted pregnancy is the same as denying her control over her own body.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Generalizing positivity in all situations can lead to denying or downplaying real emotions or even logical counterarguments to a superficially optimistic perception.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of denying
Noun
  • The curator’s latest book, Wide Awake: The Forgotten Force That Elected Lincoln and Spurred the Civil War, tells the stirring story of the Wide Awakes, a group of cape-wearing activists who called for the abolition of slavery in antebellum America.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
  • McMahon may be tasked to oversee Trump's plans for the abolition of the Department of Education — a federal department that Trump has expressed interest in abolishing.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of abolition
Verb
  • The footage captured a figure in a ski mask hiding in the shadows as an unsuspecting woman arrives at the bank and goes about withdrawing money from the ATM.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Banks are already withdrawing from relationships with fintech firms.
    Gene A. Grant II, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of withdrawing
Verb
  • But all of them offer political ammunition to Republicans trying to cast the vice president as part of a failed administration that has left American consumers hobbled by years of high prices (while conveniently ignoring three-plus years of relentless job growth and consumer spending).
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Unless investors have specifically allocated their money toward funds dedicated toward slashing emissions, ignoring crucial financial performance metrics violates the fiduciary responsibility of institutional investors.
    Wayne Winegarden, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of ignoring
Noun
  • Court documents obtained by PEOPLE cited irreconcilable differences and inappropriate marital misconduct as the reason, and Cyrus also sought an annulment on the grounds of fraud.
    Brendan Le, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Tens of thousands of Georgians massed outside the parliament on Monday night, calling for the annulment of Saturday’s parliamentary election that the opposition has said was rigged with Russia’s blessing.
    Christian Edwards, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of annulment
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