单词	overrule
释义	overruleo‧ver‧rule /ˌəʊvəˈruːl $ ˌoʊ-/ verb [transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE overrule Simple Form Present I, you, we, they overrule he, she, it overrules Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they overruled Present perfect I, you, we, they have overruled he, she, it has overruled Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had overruled Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will overrule Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have overruled Continuous Form Present I am overruling he, she, it is overruling you, we, they are overruling Past I, he, she, it was overruling you, we, they were overruling Present perfect I, you, we, they have been overruling he, she, it has been overruling Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been overruling Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be overruling Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been overruling Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES A general commanding American troops on the battlefield found himself overruled by politicians back in Washington. After seeing new evidence the judge overruled the court's original decision. The Supreme Court overruled the lower court's decision. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But he may not have the power to overrule the precedents; in any case, reasons of strategy argue against this. Even so, the conventions of the group inevitably overrule the preferences of individual members. It took three constitutional amendments after the Civil War to overrule his decision. The Court of Appeal overruled the decision on the facts, but not this interpretation of the general law. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto change an order that someone has given► override to use your power to change an order or decision that was made by someone with less power than you: · Congress has the power to override the President's veto.· Churchill issued a new order overriding previous instructions. ► overrule to use your power to change an order or decision, especially one made by a court of law or by a military leader, because you think it is wrong: · After seeing new evidence the judge overruled the court's original decision.· A general commanding American troops on the battlefield found himself overruled by politicians back in Washington. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► overrule/overturn a decision (=officially change a decision by another person or group)· A director of the company had overruled that decision. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► court · The Court of Appeal overruled the decision on the facts, but not this interpretation of the general law.· Only eight years later, in Garcia, the Court overruled National League.· The Court thus refrained from overruling the decision of the President or censuring the conduct of the political parties.· The state Court of Criminal Appeals overruled the hearing, however, declaring that Brown had overstepped his authority. ► decision · The Court of Appeal overruled the decision on the facts, but not this interpretation of the general law.· It took three constitutional amendments after the Civil War to overrule his decision.· The Court thus refrained from overruling the decision of the President or censuring the conduct of the political parties.· A company executive turned her down for the letter, but miraculously, the director of the company overruled that decision.· Their lordships overruled earlier decisions saying otherwise.· A pragmatist judge might possibly decide, in such a case, to overrule these past decisions. Word family WORD FAMILYnounrulerulerrulingunrulinessadjectiverulingunrulyruledverbruleoverrule to change an order or decision that you think is wrong, using your official power:  The House of Lords overruled the decision of the Court of Appeal. They have the power to overrule the local council.
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