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- verb Present participle of
countermand .
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Examples
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Johnston was ruffled by what he termed a "countermanding" of his orders to the troops south of the James.
LEE’S LIEUTENANTS DOUGLAS SOUTHALL FREEMAN 2001
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Johnston was ruffled by what he termed a "countermanding" of his orders to the troops south of the James.
LEE’S LIEUTENANTS DOUGLAS SOUTHALL FREEMAN 2001
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Many blamed this on Aspin countermanding a request for heavier armament.
Think Progress » Powerline: ‘So Inane As to Defy Categorization’ 2006
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However, there is nothing constitutional about a ceremonial president giving orders countermanding such a proposal.
Global Voices in English » Nepal: Prime Minister Prachanda resigns 2009
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On April 22, the commodore received private instructions countermanding his previous April 2 orders to proceed to the Conner fleet.
A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009
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On April 22, the commodore received private instructions countermanding his previous April 2 orders to proceed to the Conner fleet.
A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009
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But CKAC sports radio then got Perron on the air to talk about this incident, and he laughed it off, saying Boudreau wasn't cut out to be an assistant coach to anybody, and that he got fired because he was countermanding Perron's orders.
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At the Washington Independent, Andrew Restuccia writes that a group of scientists in Georgia have released a report countermanding the claims of the government's study, and that other scientists have found a 21-mile smear of oil still in the Gulf.
The Media Consortium: Weekly Mulch: Green Daydreams? A Clean Gulf, Energy Efficiency, and More 2010
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What possible good could arise from that woman countermanding my orders?
The Black Madonna Davis Bunn 2010
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At the Washington Independent, Andrew Restuccia writes that a group of scientists in Georgia have released a report countermanding the claims of the government's study, and that other scientists have found a 21-mile smear of oil still in the Gulf.
The Media Consortium: Weekly Mulch: Green Daydreams? A Clean Gulf, Energy Efficiency, and More 2010
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