countermand

[US]/ˌkaʊntə'mɑːnd/
[UK]/'kaʊntɚmænd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

English definition: at annullere eller tilbagekalde (en ordre)
Word Forms
Present Participlecountermanding
Past Participlecountermanded
Past Tensecountermanded
Third Person Singularcountermands
Pluralcountermands

Phrases & Collocations

countermand a decision

omstøde en beslutning

Example Sentences

he was already countermanding her.

Han modsagde hende allerede.

countermanded the air strikes.

aflyste luftangrebene.

she decided she had been extravagant and countermanded the cream.

hun besluttede, at hun havde været for prangende, og aflyste cremen.

the election commission has countermanded voting on the grounds of intimidation.

valgkommissionen har aflyst afstemningen på grund af intimidering.

The general countermanded the previous order.

Generalen aflyste den tidligere ordre.

The CEO decided to countermand the decision made by the board.

CEO'en besluttede at tilsidesætte beslutningen truffet af bestyrelsen.

The judge has the authority to countermand a subpoena.

Dommeren har beføjelsen til at tilsidesætte en stevning.

The president can countermand a military operation if necessary.

Præsidenten kan tilsidesætte en militæroperation, hvis det er nødvendigt.

The manager had to countermand the scheduled meeting due to an emergency.

Ledelsen måtte aflyse det planlagte møde på grund af en nødsituation.

The pilot received a countermand to change the flight route.

Piloten modtog en ordre om at ændre flyruten.

The captain countermanded the crew's decision to abandon the ship.

Kaptajnen tilsidesatte besætningens beslutning om at forlade skibet.

The teacher had to countermand the field trip due to bad weather.

Læreren måtte aflyse udflugten på grund af dårligt vejr.

The governor has the power to countermand a local ordinance.

Guvernøren har beføjelsen til at tilsidesætte en lokal forordning.

The court can countermand a lower court's ruling.

Retten kan tilsidesætte en lavere rets afgørelse.

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