Definition of "overrides" []

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of override. (verb)
• Plural form of override. (noun)

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• "So to say that a single sentence in the 14th amendment operates as some sort of compressed zip file that clearly and lucidly by its terms overrides whatever in the Constitution appears to run afoul of more modern ideas of the political compact is ludicrous."
• "An act of paternalism, in short, overrides the value of autonomous choice on grounds of beneficence."
• "The principal question before the Court was whether FDA approval of a drug's label overrides"