countermand

/,kauntə'mɑ:nd/
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countermand

The general issued a countermand to halt the advancing troops.

Definition

  1. Verb:

    • To revoke or cancel an order, command, or instruction: To officially withdraw or reverse a previously issued directive, making it no longer valid or in effect.
    • To order the return or recall of something: To issue a command that calls back or nullifies a previous action, such as recalling troops or canceling a purchase order.

  2. Noun:

    • An order or command that cancels or reverses a previous one: An official instruction that revokes an earlier directive.
Examples of Usage
  • Verb:
    • The general had to countermand his earlier order to attack.
    • The manager countermanded the shipment after discovering an error in the invoice.
  • Noun:
    • The CEO issued a countermand, stopping the project immediately.
    • They acted on the original directive, unaware of the subsequent countermand.
Advanced Usage
  • Legal and Official Contexts: "Countermand" is frequently used in formal, legal, military, and administrative contexts to describe the official reversal of an authoritative command.
    • The court's ruling effectively countermanded the executive decree.
  • As a Formal Directive: The noun form often refers to the written or official document itself that communicates the cancellation.
    • The countermand was delivered to all department heads by noon.
Variants and Related Words
  • Revoke (verb): To officially cancel the validity of something, such as a license or order.
  • Rescind (verb): To repeal, annul, or cancel a law, order, or agreement.
  • Override (verb): To use authority to reject or supersede a decision.
  • Recall (verb/noun): To officially order the return of a person or product; a summons to return.
Synonyms
  • Verb: Revoke, rescind, repeal, annul, cancel, reverse, withdraw, overrule.
  • Noun: Revocation, cancellation, reversal, recall.
Related Phrases
  • To issue a countermand: To formally declare an order cancelled.
    • In light of new intelligence, headquarters issued a countermand.
  • To act in defiance of a countermand: To proceed with an action despite an order to cancel it.
    • The officer was disciplined for acting in defiance of a direct countermand.
countermand

The general issued a countermand to halt the advancing troops.

Noun
  1. a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command
Verb
  1. cancel officially
    • He revoked the ban on smoking
    • lift an embargo
    • vacate a death sentence

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