overriding

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overriding

  1. present participle and gerund of override

Noun

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overriding (plural overridings)

  1. The act or process by which something is overridden.

Adjective

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overriding (comparative more overriding, superlative most overriding)

  1. Superior, of supreme importance in the case.
    Our overriding concern is the safety of the children.
    • 2022 January 12, Tom Allett, “MPs concerned at Treasury's influence on rail industry”, in RAIL, number 948, page 13:
      The overriding fear among the APPRG [All-Party Parliamentary Rail Group] was that the Treasury's micro-management of the rail industry would mean that it determines Great British Railway's future moves, rather than the DfT.

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