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o·ver·ride

verb
  1. use one's authority to reject or cancel (a decision, view, etc.).
    "the legislature's insistence on overriding his budget vetoes"
    synonyms: disallow, overrule, countermand, veto, set aside, quash, overturn, overthrow, cancel, reverse, rescind, rule against, revoke, withdraw, retract, take back, repeal, repudiate, recant, annul, nullify, declare null and void, invalidate, negate, void, abrogate, vacate, recall, disregard, pay no heed to, take no account of, close one's mind to, turn a deaf ear to, discount, ignore, ride roughshod over, trample on
  2. interrupt the action of (an automatic device), typically in order to take manual control.
    "you can override the cutout by releasing the switch"
  3. extend over; overlap.
    "the external rendering should not override the vapor barrier"
  4. travel or move over.
    "part of the deposit was overridden and covered by the advancing ice"

noun
  1. a device for suspending an automatic function on a machine.
    "the flash has to have a manual override to be useful"
  2. an excess or increase on a budget, salary, or cost.
    "commission overrides give established carriers an unfair advantage"
  3. a cancellation of a decision by exertion of authority or winning of votes.
    "the House vote in favor of the bill was 10 votes short of the requisite majority for an override"

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An override is an attempt to cancel someone's decisions by using your authority over them or by gaining more votes than they do in an election or contest.