Crossword-Solution: OVERRULE
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Overrule | v. t. | To rule over; to govern or determine by superior authority. |
| Overrule | v. t. | To rule or determine in a contrary way; to decide against; to abrogate or alter; as, God overrules the purposes of men; the chairman overruled the point of order. |
| Overrule | v. t. | To supersede, reject, annul, or rule against; as, the plea, or the decision, was overruled by the court. |
| Overrule | v. i. | To be superior or supreme in rulling or controlling; as, God rules and overrules. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
|---|---|---|
| OVERRULE | anagram | RULEOVER |
We have 35 clues for the answer “OVERRULE”
| Clue | Answers |
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| reverse the decision of (a person with less power) | 1 answer |
| Fail to sustain, as an objection | 1 answer |
| Disallow, as an objection | 1 answer |
| Disallow from above | 1 answer |
| Deny an objection | 1 answer |
| Not sustain, as an objection | 1 answer |
| Not sustain, in a way | 1 answer |
| Opposite of 'sustain,' in a courtroom | 1 answer |
| Reverse a court decision | 1 answer |
| Veto, in a way | 1 answer |
| Reverse a decision. | 1 answer |
| take no account of | 2 answers |
| Decide against | 3 answers |
| Vote down | 3 answers |
| DENY USE | 10 answers |
| A FORMAL OBJECTION TO AN OPPONENT'S PLEADINGS | 10 answers |
| Make void | 16 answers |
| Trump | 20 answers |
| misgovern | 27 answers |
| prevail over | 30 answers |
| outweigh | 30 answers |
| overtax | 32 answers |
| Set aside | 33 answers |
| transcend | 39 answers |
| Govern | 41 answers |
| Overturn | 45 answers |
| domineer | 47 answers |
| wheel and deal | 52 answers |
| Nullify | 53 answers |
| Intimidate | 53 answers |
| put aside | 64 answers |
| Reverse | 69 answers |
| Reject | 73 answers |
| Veto | 74 answers |
| Disregard | 75 answers |
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Sentences with OVERRULE (5)
The mission, goals, and objectives of libraries do not authorize librarians or governing bodies to assume, abrogate, or overrule the rights and responsibilities of parents or legal guardians.
Burlingham protested vehemently against this sending back of the check; but she let her pride, her aversion to being an object of pity, overrule him.
Finally, it is my most fervent prayer to that Almighty Being before whom I now stand, and who has kept us in His hands from the infancy of our Republic to the present day, that He will so overrule all my intentions and actions and inspire the hearts of my fellow-citizens that we may be preserved from dangers of all kinds and continue forever a united and happy people.
But if he know an example only enforms a conjectured likelihood, and so go by reason, the poet doth so far exceed him, as he is to frame his example to that which is most reasonable, be it in warlike, politic, or private matters; where the historian in his bare _was_ hath many times that which we call fortune to overrule the best wisdom.
His all-wisdom enables Him to overrule that pain which He has willed to be the necessary outcome of infractions of His order.
Quotes with OVERRULE (3)
As neoliberalism wages war on public goods and the very idea of a public, including citizenship beyond membership, it dramatically thins public life without killing politics. Struggles remain over power, hegemonic values, resources, and future trajectories. This persistence of politics amid the destruction of public life and especially educated public life, combined with the marketization of the political sphere, is part of what makes contemporary politics peculiarly unappeal…
I didn't want to drive him away, and I knew that most girls of my age weren't virgins. And even worse, physically, I wanted him too. I was curious to appease my own needs, and they were building by the day. My red light had already shifted to a yellow, but was I really ready for the green one? I was afraid that one day my body would overrule my doubts, and in the end, I would regret it. What was a girl to do?
Lord, whatsoever this day may bring, Thy name be praised. Be gracious unto me and help me. Grant me strength to bear whatsoever Thou dost send, And let not fear overrule me. I trust Thy grace, and commit my life wholly into Thy Hands. Whether I live or whether I die, I am with Thee and Thou are with me … Lord, I wait for Thy salvation, and for the coming of Thy Kingdom. Amen.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NYT, Universal, USA TODAY.
Used 18 times in crossword archives (1951–2024).