Sentence examples for overrides him from inspiring English sources

Although Obama can act unilaterally, his authority is checked by Congress: he can tell the agencies to ignore a law, however, if Congress acts specifically to address what he has done, it overrides him.

No matter: the Council overrode him.

Again, Truman vetoed the bill; again Congress overrode him.

If the president vetoes any of these bills, a nervous Congress might override him.

Governor Magoffin vetoed the measure, but a week later, the solidly unionist legislature quickly overrode him.

When the mayor stepped in to preserve the warehouse, the Council overrode him, too.

The margins were adequate to easily override him if he did.

The governor vetoed most of the Legislature's plan, but lawmakers from both parties overrode him.

"I am going to vote yes to override him because I can't go along with him".

The governor had already vetoed two versions, and there had not been enough votes in the Senate to override him.

But the Council speaker, Christine C. Quinn, said she had the two-thirds majority vote needed to override him.