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veto
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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.

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

veto·er n.

veto [vee-toe]
Noun
pl -toes
1. the power to prevent legislation or action proposed by others: no single state has a veto
2. the exercise of this power
Verb
[-toing, -toed]
1. to refuse consent to (a proposal, such as a government bill)
2. to prohibit or forbid: the Sports Minister vetoed the appointments [Latin: I forbid]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.vetoveto - 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.vetoveto - 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"
Verb1.vetoveto - vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill"
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"
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."

veto
noun 1. ban, dismissal, rejection, vetoing, boycott, embargo, prohibiting, prohibition, suppression, knock-back (informal) interdict, declination, preclusion, nonconsent << OPPOSITE ratification
verb 2. 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) << OPPOSITE pass
Translations

veto [ˈviːtəu] n [pl vetoes] → veto
vtprohibir, vedar;
to put a veto on → vetar
veto [ˈviːtəu] n [vetoes , pl ] → veto m
vtopposer son veto à;
to put a veto on → mettre (or opposer) son veto à
veto [ˈviːtəu] [vetoes , pl ] nVeto nt
to put a veto on sth → gegen etw ein Veto einlegen
veto [ˈviːtəu] n [pl vetoes] → veto
vtopporre il veto a;
to put a veto on → opporre il veto a

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 vetollaan 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 행사하여) ...를 거부하다 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
nplural ˈvetoes
(also power 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; 거부권 행사 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


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