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    overriding
    /ˌəʊvəˈrʌɪdɪŋ/

    adjective

    • 1. more important than any other considerations: "the overriding concern of the organizers was the financial crisis"
    • 2. extending or moving over something, especially while remaining in close contact: technical "oceanic lithosphere beneath an overriding continental plate"

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  2. OVERRIDING definition: 1. more important than anything else: 2. travelling on public transport further than your ticket…. Learn more.

  3. (of a person who has the necessary authority) to decide against or refuse to accept a previous decision, an order, a person, etc.: Every time I make a suggestion at work, my boss overrides me/it. The president used his veto to override the committee's decision. [ T ] to operate an automatic machine by hand:

  4. The meaning of OVERRIDING is chief, principal. How to use overriding in a sentence.

  5. Override definition: to prevail or have dominance over; have final authority or say over; overrule. See examples of OVERRIDE used in a sentence.

  6. Overriding definition: taking precedence over all other considerations.. See examples of OVERRIDING used in a sentence.

  7. The meaning of OVERRIDE is to ride over or across : trample. How to use override in a sentence.

  8. Definition of overriding adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. Define overriding. overriding synonyms, overriding pronunciation, overriding translation, English dictionary definition of overriding. adj. First in priority; more important than all others: Our overriding concern is the eradication of illiteracy. o′ver·rid′ing·ly adv. American Heritage®...

  10. Definitions of overriding. adjective. having superior power or influence. synonyms: paramount, predominant, predominate, preponderant, preponderating, prepotent. dominant. exercising influence or control.

  11. You can override or reject a decision if you're more powerful than the person who originally made the decision. And Congress has the power to override or nullify the Presidential veto if they have a two-thirds vote.

  12. My overriding concern is to raise the standards of state education. The government recognized the overriding need to maintain a stable currency. Synonyms: major , chief , main , prime More Synonyms of overriding

  13. An override is an attempt to cancel someone's decisions by using your authority over them or by gaining more votes than them in an election or contest. [US] The bill now goes to the House where an override vote is expected to fail. An override of the veto appears unlikely. More Synonyms of override. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

  14. override something to be more important than something. Considerations of safety override all other concerns. override something to interrupt the action of a device that usually works by itself in order to control it yourself. A special code is needed to override the time lock.

  15. OVERRIDING meaning: 1. more important than anything else: 2. travelling on public transport further than your ticket…. Learn more.

  16. to prevail or have dominance over; have final authority or say over; overrule: to override one's advisers. to disregard, set aside, or nullify; countermand: to override the board's veto. to take precedence over; preempt or supersede: to override any other considerations.

  17. 1. a. To ride across. b. To ride beyond. 2. To trample on. 3. To ride (a horse) too hard. 4. a. To prevail over; conquer: Budgetary concerns overrode all other considerations. b. To declare null and void; set aside: overrode the president's veto. c. To counteract the normal operation of (an automatic control). 5. To extend over; overlap.

  18. OVERRIDING definition: more important than others: . Learn more.

  19. override something to use your authority to reject someone's decision, order, etc. synonym overrule The chairman overrode the committee's objections and signed the agreement. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.

  20. Overloading and overriding are two important concepts in object-oriented programming. Overloading refers to the ability to define multiple methods with the same name but different parameters within a class. This allows for different variations of a method to be called based on the arguments passed.

  21. Nov 1, 2023 · In Java, Overriding is a feature that allows a subclass or child class to provide a specific implementation of a method that is already provided by one of its super-classes or parent classes.

  22. Synonyms for OVERRIDING: main, primary, predominant, greatest, highest, dominant, foremost, key; Antonyms of OVERRIDING: least, last, minor, negligible, slight, trivial, secondary, unimportant

  23. Synonyms for OVERRIDE: veto, repeal, overruling, reversal, cancelation, invalidation, abolition, voiding; Antonyms of OVERRIDE: approval, permission, ratification, passing, authorization, legislation, clearance, indorsement

  24. Name of the override job title being assigned to the person for this bill plan. Used to display on the invoice to the customer. ContractLineId. long. Unique identifier of the contract line for which the job assignment override is defined. ContractLineNumber. string. The contract line for which the job assignment override is defined ...

  25. OVERRIDE definition: 1. If someone in authority overrides a decision or order, they officially decide that it is wrong…. Learn more.

  26. 1 day ago · Always define color when defining background [edit] When defining a background color, it may be tempting not to define the color if it is the same as the article text color. However, when different themes e.g. night mode are applied, this could have unintended consequences (e.g. white text on a yellow background).