override
US /ˌoʊ.vɚˈraɪd/
UK /ˌoʊ.vɚˈraɪd/
1.
to use your authority to change a decision, order, etc.
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The committee decided to override the chairman's decision.
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The system allows administrators to override user settings.
2.
to be more important than something else
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Safety concerns should always override financial considerations.
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His desire for success seemed to override everything else.
1.
a mechanism or control that overrides another
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The pilot used the manual override in case of system failure.
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There's an emergency override switch for the security system.