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overriding
verb
To ride across or beyond something.
To ride a horse too hard.
To counteract the normal operation of something; to countermand with orders of higher priority.
"The Congress promptly overrode the president's veto, passing the bill into law."
noun
The act or process by which something is overridden.
adjective
Superior, of supreme importance in the case.
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