countermand
- IPA[ˈkaʊntəmɑːnd]
英式
- revoke or cancel (an order);revoke or cancel an order issued by (another person)
- an order revoking a previous one
verb: countermand, 3rd person present: countermands, gerund or present participle: countermanding, past tense: countermanded, past participle: countermanded
noun: countermand, plural noun: countermands
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. revoke or cancel (an order) an order to arrest the strike leaders had been countermanded
- ▪ revoke or cancel an order issued by (another person) he was already countermanding her
- ▪ declare (a vote or election) invalid the election commission has countermanded voting on the grounds of intimidation
名詞
- 1. an order revoking a previous one I forthwith mounted, and went off, lest I should receive a countermand
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- IPA[ˌkoun(t)ərˈmand]
美式
- revoke (an order): an order to arrest the strike leaders had been countermanded
- an order revoking a previous one: I forthwith mounted, and went off, lest I should receive a countermand
Oxford American Dictionary