countermanding
Reversing a command
Countermanding is revoking or reversing an order or command.
A general countermands a retreat, restoring the original orders.
A court countermands a subpoena.
The word implies authority—you can only countermand orders you have power over: The CEO countermanded the layoffs before they took effect.
Cancel by authority
- overruleReject by higher authority
- vetoOfficial refusal to approve
- decreeAuthoritative legal command
- directiveFormal command or instruction
executive · jurisdiction · supremacy · governance · sovereignty · delegation · control · dominance
Declare legally void
- voidWithout legal effect
- nullifyMake of no effect
- invalidateMake null or void
- rescindFormally cancel or withdraw
revoke · abrogate · repeal · retract · withdraw · quash · abolish · reverse
Refuse to comply
- contraveneAct against a rule
- defyResist or challenge openly
- disregardWillful lack of attention
- ignoreRefuse to notice
noncompliance · rebellion · refusal · reject · repudiate · resist · insubordination · challenge
Instructions to obey
- disobeyRefuse to comply
- insubordinationDefying workplace authority
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
strategy · operation · headquarters · dispatch · communiqué · intelligence · reconnaissance · standing orders
override
Cancel by authority
directive · executive · jurisdiction · supremacy · governance · sovereignty · delegation · control · dominance · leadership
annul
Declare legally void
- voidWithout legal effect
- nullifyMake of no effect
- invalidateMake null or void
rescind · revoke · abrogate · repeal · retract · withdraw · quash · abolish · reverse · undo
disobey
Refuse to comply
- contraveneAct against a rule
- defyResist or challenge openly
- disregardWillful lack of attention
ignore · noncompliance · rebellion · refusal · reject · repudiate · resist · insubordination · challenge · oppose
orders
Instructions to obey
- disobeyRefuse to comply
- insubordinationDefying workplace authority
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
tactics · strategy · operation · headquarters · dispatch · communiqué · intelligence · reconnaissance · standing orders · recall
- Replacement termsreplacing, supplanting, displacing, swap, switch
countermandingconfirming
Establishing truth of something
affirming · upholding · ratifying · reaffirming · validating
countermandingpermitting
Giving consent or authorization
allowing · authorizing · approving · sanctioning · enabling
command, demand, counter, mandate, commend, mandatory, counteract, countermand, remand