overrule a decision

Frequency: 6.46.7 per million words

to officially change a decision that someone else has made

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Examples (10)

  • Nobody has the authority to overrule his decision.
  • The Supreme Court has the power to overrule a decision made by a lower court.
  • The manager overruled the team's decision to delay the project.
  • Her initial decision was overruled by the board of directors.
  • As the captain, he can overrule any decision made on the field.
  • The referee's controversial decision was eventually overruled by the video assistant referee.
  • A judge may overrule an objection during a trial.
  • The president threatened to overrule the decision of his advisors.
  • If new evidence comes to light, the court might overrule its previous decision.
  • It is rare for a committee to overrule a unanimous decision.