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What does overruled mean?

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Verb
  1. simple past tense and past participle of overrule
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The referee overruled the linesman and disallowed the goal leading to protests which halted the game for several minutes.
Seeing through Julia's pettifoggery, the judge overruled her frivolous objection.
Giving strict scrutiny to all religious categorizations, regardless of motivation, would have effectively overruled him.
I objected right from the start, but he was the man of the house and his decisions overruled mine.
It should be noted that a competent pregnant woman cannot be overruled on decisions that may adversely affect her unborn child.
Montgomery wanted a full-scale rush on Berlin via the Ruhr, but this was overruled by the Allies Supreme Commander, Dwight Eisenhower.

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