My overriding concern is to raise the standards of state education...
Given the overriding need to cut the budget deficit, the administration will ask congress for only $15 million this summer.
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overriding — index compelling, primary, reversal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
overriding — [adj] central, most important cardinal, compelling, determining, dominant, final, main, major, number one*, overruling, paramount, pivotal, predominant, prevailing, primary, prime, principal, ruling, supreme, ultimate; concept 568 Ant.… … New thesaurus
overriding — ► ADJECTIVE 1) more important than any other considerations. 2) extending or moving over … English terms dictionary
overriding — Ⅰ. override UK US /ˌəʊvəˈraɪd/ verb [T] ► to refuse to accept or to decide against a previous decision or order: override a decision/veto »It takes a two thirds vote of the House and Senate to override the governor s veto. »Every time I make a… … Financial and business terms
overriding — o|ver|rid|ing [ˌəuvəˈraıdıŋ US ˌou ] adj [only before noun] more important than anything else ▪ a question of overriding importance ▪ Their overriding concern is with efficient crime control … Dictionary of contemporary English
overriding — adjective (only before noun) more important than anything else: a question of overriding importance | Our overriding obligation is to prepare our graduates for their future … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Overriding — Override O ver*ride , v. t. [imp. {Overrode}; p. p. {Overridden}, {Overrode}, {Overrid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overriding}.] [AS. offer[=i]dan.] 1. To ride over or across; to ride upon; to trample down. [1913 Webster] The carter overridden with [i. e … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overriding — adjective Date: 1830 chief, principal < an overriding concern > … New Collegiate Dictionary
overriding — adj. Overriding is used with these nouns: ↑aim, ↑concern, ↑consideration, ↑importance, ↑impression, ↑message, ↑need, ↑objective, ↑theme … Collocations dictionary
overriding — o|ver|rid|ing [ ,ouvər raıdıŋ ] adjective more important than anything else: an overriding concern for fairness … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
