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veto

veto

205 4.9
The official power to reject a decision or law
  • noun
  • /ˈviːtoʊ/
: veto
  • If this were my world, Corey and I would have veto power for all music released into the airwaves.
  • veto power
  • override the veto
  • presidential veto

And that's why they always use their veto in the UN Security Council.

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Examples

  • The American constitutional scheme is a large number of veto points.

  • And Biden came in and supported the veto of that bill.

  • And we use our veto power to protect, to protect Israel.

  • All claim their "right" to exercise a veto over the majority.

    Academic text (1992)
  • I exercise my veto on this reform of the national finance law.

  • Will the Prime Minister offer the same right of veto to her community and communities like her across the country of a veto on fracking?

  • The goal is to develop a strong bill that will withstand a veto from President Bush.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The bill was passed over the veto of West Virginia Governor Earl Tomblin.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The Louisiana legislature overrode a veto of the anti-abortion legislation.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The United States has exercised its veto several times to block resolutions in the Security Council.

Compounds

3 7.5

A pen a president or governor uses to officially reject a law

pocket veto
  • Formal
1 8.8

A president or governor keeping a bill not signed until lawmakers end their meeting so it cannot become law

How Authoritative

final say
14 4.0
veto
205 4.9
input
139 3.0
opinion
∞ 1.0
suggestion
759 1.4

Surface Forms

veto singular
vetoes plural

Etymology

Veto comes from the Latin word veto (from vetare) which meant 'I forbid' or 'to forbid'. That's why a veto is the power to say 'no' and stop a decision.