Synonyms for overrule
ˌoʊ vərˈrulover·rule

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1. overrule, overturn, override, overthrow, reverseverb

   rule against

   "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"

   Synonyms:
   turn, bring down, tip over, change by reversal, bowl over, upset, turn over, lift, vacate, annul, overthrow, countermand, subvert, rescind, reverse, invert, revoke, revolutionise, knock over, revolutionize, override, overturn, tump over, repeal, turn back

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1. overruleverb

   Synonyms:
   control, govern, sway, have control of

2. overruleverb

   Synonyms:
   annul, cancel, revoke, rescind, repeal, nullify, recall, reject, repudiate, supersede, set aside

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1. overruleverb

   Synonyms:
   annul, rescind, abrogate, revoke, supersede, set aside

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1. List of paraphrases for "overrule":

   override, invalidate, overthrow, annul, cancel, overturn, revoke

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1. Alexa Henning:

   Senator Johnson has the right to overrule the recommendation of Senator Johnson judicial commission as new information comes to light, just as Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin did in 2018 during the nomination process of Gordon Giampietro for Wisconsin's Eastern District.

2. Amy Coney Barrett:

   I don't have any agenda, i have no agenda to try to overrule Casey. I have an agenda to stick to the rule of law and decide cases as they come.

3. Steve Vladeck:

   Alone among the conservatives, Chief Justice Roberts calls out the Texas law for what it is -- a transparent attempt not just to undermine Roe, but to make it hard for such a restriction to be blocked, it's a pretty powerful sign that Chief Justice Roberts, at least, is not ready to overrule Roe.

4. Erwin Chemerinsky:

   I very much hope that the court does not overrule Bakke, Grutter, and Fisher, but I fear it will.

5. Samuel Alito:

   The critiques he levels at Roe -- Supreme Court's not in the constitutional text ; there aren't early state constitutional provisions or early state or federal court decisions recognizing the right -- apply to those other rights, and he'd happily overrule them if he could.