veto (redirected from vetoing)

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 [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]

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

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

vt → prohibir, vedar;

to put a veto on → vetar

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veto [ˈviːtəu] n [vetoes , pl ] → veto m

vt → opposer son veto à;

to put a veto on → mettre (or opposer) son veto à

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veto [ˈviːtəu] [vetoes , pl ] n → Veto nt

vt → ein Veto einlegen gegen;

to put a veto on sth → gegen etw ein Veto einlegen

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veto [ˈviːtəu] n [pl vetoes] → veto

vt → opporre il veto a;

to put a veto on → opporre il veto a