Origin: Germanic Old English prefix
Overriding has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
The act or process by which something is overridden.
"The overriding of his objection came as a surprise to everyone in the meeting."
present participle of override
"The manager's urgent need to fix the server outage was an overriding concern that made her ignore all other meetings."
having superior power and influence
"the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism"
Superior, of supreme importance in the case.
"The safety regulations were overriding, forcing us to cancel the event despite the manager's objections."