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ve·to  (vt)

n. pl. ve·toes

1.

a. The vested power or constitutional right of one branch or department of government to refuse approval of measures proposed by another department, especially the power of a chief executive to reject a bill passed by the legislature and thus prevent or delay its enactment into law.

b. Exercise of this right.

c. An official document or message from a chief executive stating the reasons for rejection of a bill.

2. An authoritative prohibition or rejection of a proposed or intended act.

tr.v. ve·toed, ve·to·ing, ve·toes

1. To prevent (a legislative bill) from becoming law by exercising the power of veto.

2. To forbid or prohibit authoritatively.

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[From Latin vet, first person sing. present tense of vetre, to forbid.]

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veto·er n.

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veto [ˈviːtəʊ]

n pl -toes

1. the power to prevent legislation or action proposed by others; prohibition the presidential veto

2. the exercise of this power

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Also called veto message US Government a document containing the reasons why a chief executive has vetoed a measure

vb -toes, -toing, -toed (tr)

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to refuse consent to (a proposal, esp a government bill)

2. to prohibit, ban, or forbid her parents vetoed her trip

[from Latin: I forbid, from vetāre to forbid]

vetoer  n

vetoless  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	veto - a vote that blocks a decision         balloting, vote, voting, ballot - a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"; "they allowed just one vote per person" pocket veto - indirect veto of legislation by refusing to sign it
	2.	veto - the power or right to prohibit or reject a proposed or intended act (especially the power of a chief executive to reject a bill passed by the legislature) power, powerfulness - possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade"
Verb	1.	veto - vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill" negative, blackball controvert, contradict, oppose - be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion" vote down, vote out, defeat, kill, shoot down - thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal"
	2.	veto - command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans" disallow, forbid, nix, prohibit, proscribe, interdict command, require - make someone do something ban - prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure; "Smoking is banned in this building" bar, debar, exclude - prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club" enjoin - issue an injunction criminalise, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw, criminalize - declare illegal; outlaw; "Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S."

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veto

verb

ban, block, reject, rule out, kill (informal), negative, turn down, forbid, boycott, prohibit, disallow, put a stop to, refuse permission to, interdict, give the thumbs down to, put the kibosh on (slang) De Gaulle vetoed Britain's application to join the EEC.
ban pass, approve, endorse, ratify, O.K. or okay (informal)

noun

ban, dismissal, rejection, vetoing, boycott, embargo, prohibiting, prohibition, suppression, knock-back (informal), interdict, declination, preclusion, nonconsent congressmen who tried to override the president's veto of the bill
ban approval, go-ahead (informal), endorsement, ratification

Translations

veto [ˈviːtəʊ]

A. N (vetoes (pl)) → veto m
to have a veto → tener veto
to put a veto on sth → vetar algo, poner veto a algo
to use or exercise one's veto → ejercer el(derecho a)veto

B. VT [+ bill, application] → vetar, prohibir
the president vetoed it → el presidente lo vetó or le puso su veto
I suggested it but he vetoed the idea → yo lo sugerí pero el rechazó la idea

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veto [ˈviːtəʊ]

n [vetoes] (pl) → veto m
to put a veto on sth → mettre son veto à qch, opposer son veto à qch
power of veto → droit m de veto

vt → opposer son veto à

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veto

n pl <-es> → Veto nt; power of veto → Vetorecht nt; to have a veto → das Vetorecht haben; to use one’s veto → von seinem Vetorecht Gebrauch machen

vt → sein Veto einlegen gegen; if they veto it → wenn sie ihr Veto einlegen

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veto [ˈviːtəʊ]

1. n (vetoes (pl)) → veto
to use or exercise one's veto → esercitare il proprio diritto di veto
to put a veto on → (op)porre il veto a

2. vt → (op)porre il veto a

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veto

v veto [ˈviːtəu]

to forbid, or refuse to consent to They vetoed your suggestion. veto يَنْقُض، يَمْنَع отхвърлям zamítnout nedlægge veto mod Einspruch erheben gegen ασκώ βέτο σε vetar; vedar vetot peale panema وتو کردن estää mettre son veto à לְהַטִיל וֶטוֹ कानून का मसूदा स्वीकृत करना zabrana, veto megvétóz menolak neita, hafna; beita neitunarvaldi (porre il veto a) 拒否する 거부권을 행사하다 vetuoti uzlikt veto, aizliegt memveto zijn veto uitspreken nedlegge veto mot, forby sprzeciwić się vetar a se opune (la) налагать вето zamietnuť zavrniti staviti veto lägga in sitt veto อำนาจในการยับยั้ง veto etmek 否決 накладати вето منسوخ کرنا phủ quyết, bác bỏ 否决

n – plural ˈvetoes –

(alsopower of veto) the power or right to refuse or forbid the chairman's (power of) veto. veto فيتو: حَق النَّقْض вето právo veta vetoret das Veto (δικαίωμα) βέτο, αρνησικυρία veto veto(õigus) حق وتو veto-oikeus (droit de) veto וֶטוֹ प्रतिनिषेध pravo veta vétójog hak veto neitunarvald veto 拒否権 거부권 veto veto (tiesības) veto veto veto weto, sprzeciw veto (drept de) veto (право) вето právo veta veto veto veto การใช้อำนาจยับยั้ง veto (hakkı) 否決權 вето, заборона حق تنسيخ quyền phủ quyết, sự bác bỏ 否决权

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veto → حق الرفض veto veto Veto βέτο veto veto-oikeus veto veto veto 拒否権 거부권 veto veto weto veto вето veto อำนาจในการยับยั้ง veto quyền phủ quyết 否决