overrule
verb (used with object)
to rule against or disallow the arguments of (a person).
has overruled
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present perfectof overrule (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“It appears that, for reasons unclear, FDA political leadership has overruled the expert scientific conclusions of its own tobacco scientists,” said Glas attorney Stacy Ehrlich.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Tuesday’s decision by the 2nd District Court of Appeal is the first time a court has overruled a governor’s denial of parole to a Manson follower.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2023
It is apparently the first time that the director general has overruled his advisers to declare a public health emergency.
From New York Times ● Jul. 23, 2022
It formally weakened the doctrine of stare decisis and has overruled many prior precedents.
From Slate ● Jun. 28, 2022
I have an awful tale to tell—one that I should fear to inform you, save that I can say, 'Thank God with me that the misery has passed—that He has overruled it into good.'
From Olive A Novel by G. Bowers
