override

The definition of override is to overrule, or to stop an automatic function of a device and take mechanical control.

(verb)

When the boss says something and the CEO comes in and changes the rule, this is an example of when the CEOoverrides the boss.
When your primary concern is to stay healthy and this is more important than all other concerns, this is an example of when staying healthyoverrides other matters.
When you stop a machine from automatically going up and down and you take manual control of the machine instead, this is an example of when youoverride the machine.

An override is defined as a device that stops the automatic function of something, or a cancellation of a decision.

(noun)

A stop button on an automatic sprinkler system is an example of an override.
A vote by a committee to change the rule passed by the boss is an example of an override.

See override in Webster's New World College Dictionary

to ride over
to trample down
to surpass or prevail over
to disregard, overrule, or nullify; specif., to change or cancel (an automatic function)
to fatigue (a horse, etc.) by riding too long
to pass or extend over
☆ to receive a commission on the sales made by (a subagent)
Surgery to overlap

noun

the act or an instance of overriding
a system or device for changing or canceling an automatic function
☆ the commission paid an agent or manager on sales made by his or her representatives

See override in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb o·ver·rode (-rōdˈ), o·ver·rid·den (-rĭdˈn), o·ver·rid·ing, o·ver·rides

a. To ride across.
b. To ride beyond.
To trample on.
To ride (a horse) too hard.
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).
To extend over; overlap.

noun (ōˈvər-rīdˌ)

A sales commission collected by an executive in addition to the commission received by a subordinate salesperson.
See royalty.
A mechanism or system used to counteract an automatic control.
The act or an instance of nullifying.

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