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Meanings of overriding in English

Having superior power and influence.

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Usage of overriding in English
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But the principle of independence would be the overriding issue, scholars said.
Reuters
2
Security has been an overriding concern for the government and Games' organisers.
Reuters
3
Security has been an overriding concern for the government and Games' organizers.
Reuters
4
That is largely true, with fears about terrorism overriding concerns about privacy.
The Guardian
5
The insanity defense is based on one overriding concept in jurisprudence: responsibility.
Stories: all-new tales
6
This carbon-chain structure has one overriding consequence: lipids can't dissolve in water.
On food and cooking: the science and lore of the kitchen
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What was the overriding sentiment from the public in the days following?
News.com.au
8
The rest of the game is consumed with one overriding concern: escape.
Wired
9
Luce began to wonder whether Francesca was responsible for the overriding tranquility.
Torment
10
The overriding narrative around the crisis can go one of two ways.
The Guardian
11
But there is one overriding issue no one seems to have considered.
The Guardian
12
The overriding concern of his workers was not to run him out.
The Guardian
13
Her overriding interest was in operatic memorabilia, in the sense of clothes.
The new yorker
14
Mr Gray did not want the overriding powers to be too draconian.
Radio NZ
15
The overriding fact that hit her was that the pain was gone.
Midnight at the well of souls
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We don't willy-nilly make person-specific queries unless there's an overriding security reason.
Secret of the seventh son
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Overriding across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common