- Countermand finished reign - Exercise superior authority - Override (decision) - Reverse the decision of - To rule over; to govern or determine by superior
authority. - To rule or determine in a contrary way; to decide
against; to abrogate or alter; as, God overrules the purposes of men;
the chairman overruled the point of order. - To supersede, reject, annul, or rule against; as, the
plea, or the decision, was overruled by the court.
- Having or exercising delegated power; acting by
substitution, or in the place of another. - Having or exercising delegated power; acting by
substitution, or in the place of another. - An officer who is deputed by a superior, or by proper
authority, to exercise the powers of another; a lieutenant; a vicar.