Captain
Overrule
Overrule verb - Rule against.
Captain and overrule are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Captain" instead a verb "Overrule".
Nearby Word: overruling
Both words in one sentence
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In Rihannsu culture, the loyalty to ones ship and captain is supposed to overrule all others.
Source: Literature / Rihannsu -
Beware the Nice Ones: Captain Lucas is a perfectly friendly man, but if you try to overrule his authority as captain he will not hesitate to pull a knife on you.
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Drunk with Power: Played for laughs in the episode where Greg Davies fills in as team captain for Lee and proceeds to overrule both of his teammates with his answer... only to get it wrong.Rob Brydon: Not as easy as it looks, is it?
Source: Series / Would I Lie to You?
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Overrule and Captain. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/captain/overrule
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Overrule or Captain. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/captain/overrule.
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