uber alles

or ü·ber al·les

[ oo-ber ahl-uhs; German y-buh ahl-is ]

idiom

1. over everything else:

   The mindset of “party uber alles” may make politicians lose sight of their constituents' needs.

   They place profit über alles without considering the ethics of their developments.

Word History and Origins

Origin of uber alles¹

First recorded in 1915–20; from German; über “above” + alles “all, everything”

Example Sentences

This is someone—at a foundation, say—who believes in process uber alles.

From The Daily Beast

Krauthammer seems willing to forgo that tough choice in favor of spending cuts uber alles.

From The Daily Beast

It is Deutschland uber Alles; the stars are fighting for the Teuton race.

From Project Gutenberg