Other women from the entertainment world making it to the Most Powerful Women list this year are Angelina Jolie (No. 54), Ellen Degeneres (No. 50), Sofia Vergara (No. 52), Beyonce (No. 21), and China's prominent actress Yao Chen (No. 82).
uk â /rÉªËpiËl/ us â LAW. âº the act of stating officially that a law, rule, etc. no longer has legal force: a repeal of sth The governor lobbied for repeal of the death penalty. They want to make sure their cashflow will be unaffected before they decide to back a repeal.
verb (used with object), superseded, superseding. 1. to replace in power, authority, effectiveness, acceptance, use, etc., as by another person or thing. 2. to set aside or cause to be set aside as void, useless, or obsolete, usually in favor of something mentioned; make obsolete: They superseded the old statute with a new one.