verb
- to cancel or reverse an order or command that was previously given
Usage: formal
noun
- an order that cancels or reverses a previous order
Usage: formal
Examples
- The general decided to countermand his earlier order to retreat.
- She countermanded the purchase order before it was processed.
- The CEO countermanded the decision to close the factory.
- Without authority, he could not countermand the directive.
- The countermand arrived too late to stop the shipment.
- They issued a countermand to prevent the scheduled demolition.
- The captain’s countermand confused the crew members.