overriding

o·ver·rid·ing  (vr-rdng)

adj.

First in priority; more important than all others: Our overriding concern is the eradication of illiteracy.

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over·riding·ly adv.

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overriding [ˌəʊvəˈraɪdɪŋ]

adj

taking precedence

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

overriding - having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism" paramount, predominate, preponderant, preponderating, predominant dominant - exercising influence or control; "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage"

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overriding

adjective major, chief, main, prime, predominant, leading, controlling, final, ruling, determining, primary, supreme, principal, ultimate, dominant, compelling, prevailing, cardinal, sovereign, paramount, prevalent, pivotal, top-priority, overruling, preponderant, number one Our overriding concern is to raise the standards of state education.
minor, irrelevant, petty, trivial, trifling, insignificant, negligible, unimportant, paltry, immaterial, inconsequential

Translations

overriding [ˌəʊvəˈraɪdɪŋ] ADJ (gen) [need, importance, reason] → primordial; [principle] → fundamental

overriding [ˌəʊvə^rˈraɪdɪŋ] adj [need, importance] → primordial(e); [concern] → premier/ière before n
a question of overriding importance → une question d'importance primordiale
My overriding concern is to raise the standards of state education → Mon premier souci est d'élever le niveau de l'enseignement public.

overriding

adj principle → vorrangig, wichtigste(r, s); priority → vordringlich; desire → dringendste(r, s); matters of overriding importance → äußerst bedeutende Angelegenheiten; my overriding ambition is to … → mein allergrößter Ehrgeiz ist es, zu …; her overriding concern was to … → es ging ihr vor allem darum, zu …; overriding clause (Jur) → Aufhebungsklausel f

overriding [ˌəʊvəˈraɪdɪŋ] adj (factor) → preponderante; (importance) → essenziale

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overriding [ˌəʊvəˈraɪdɪŋ] adj (factor) → preponderante; (importance) → essenziale