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Override

An arrangement whereby commissions are made by sales managers based upon the sales made by their subordinate sales representatives. A term found in an agreement between a real estate agent and a property owner whereby the agent keeps the right to receive a commission for the sale of the property for a reasonable time after the agreement expires if the sale is made to a purchaser with whom the agent negotiated prior to the expiration of the agreement.

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In his influential study, Professor Eskridge found that between 1975 and 1990 (when his study was completed), each Congress overrode, on average, about a dozen of the Supreme Court's statutory decisions and about twice as many lower court decisions.

Shadow precedents and the separation of powers: statutory interpretation of congressional overrides

In all seven cases where the override was used, Delaware judges overrode jury recommendations from death-to-life).

Reforming the jury override: protecting capital defendants' rights by returning to the system's original purpose

In Separate action, Congress overrode a presidential veto and established an arthritis institute and a center for nursing research at NIH.