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1. (n.) veto
the power vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions or actions of another branch, esp. the right of a president or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
2. veto
the exercise of this power.
3. veto
Also called veto message. a document exercising such power and setting forth the reasons for its use.
4. veto
the power of any of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council to overrule actions or decisions by a nonconcurring vote.
5. veto
an emphatic prohibition of any sort.
6. (v.t.) veto
to reject (a proposed bill or enactment) by exercising a veto.
7. veto
to prohibit emphatically; disapprove:
to veto a plan.
Etymology: (1620–30; < L vetō I forbid)
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| Definition of 'VETO' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) veto
a vote that blocks a decision
2. (verb) 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)
3. (verb) veto, blackball, negative
vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent
"The President vetoed the bill"
4. (verb) forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow, nix
command against
"I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"
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1. (verb) veto
to officially reject or forbid
management have vetoed any further spending
2. (noun) veto
a rejection or prevention
The president has threatened a veto of the health care bill.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) VETO
an authoritative prohibition or negative; a forbidding; an interdiction
2. (noun) VETO
a power or right possessed by one department of government to forbid or prohibit the carrying out of projects attempted by another department; especially, in a constitutional government, a power vested in the chief executive to prevent the enactment of measures passed by the legislature. Such a power may be absolute, as in the case of the Tribunes of the People in ancient Rome, or limited, as in the case of the President of the United States. Called also the veto power
3. (noun) VETO
the exercise of such authority; an act of prohibition or prevention; as, a veto is probable if the bill passes
4. (noun) VETO
a document or message communicating the reasons of the executive for not officially approving a proposed law; -- called also veto message
5. (verb) VETO
to prohibit; to negative; also, to refuse assent to, as a legislative bill, and thus prevent its enactment; as, to veto an appropriation bill
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Sense: to forbid, or refuse to consent to
They vetoed your suggestion.
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 Afrikaans: veto |
 Arabic: يَنْقُض، يَمْنَع |
 Bulgarian: отхвърлям |
 Brazilian: vetar |
 Czech: zamítnout |
 German: Einspruch erheben gegen |
 Danish: nedlægge veto mod |
 Greek: ασκώ βέτο σε |
 Spanish: vetar; vedar |
 Estonian: vetot peale panema |
 Farsi: وتو کردن |
 Finnish: estää vetollaan |
 French: mettre son vetoà |
 Hebrew: לְהַטִיל וֶטוֹ |
 Hindi: कानून का मसूदा स्वीकृत कर |
 Croatian: zabrana, veto |
 Hungarian: megvétóz |
 Indonesian: menolak |
 Icelandic: neita, hafna; beita neitu |
 Italian: (porre il veto a) |
 Japanese: 拒否する |
 Korean: 거부권을 행사하다 |
 Lithuanian: vetuoti |
 Latvian: uzlikt veto, aizliegt |
 Malay: memveto |
 Dutch: zijn veto uitspreken |
 Norwegian: nedlegge veto mot, forby |
 Polish: sprzeciwić się |
 Portuguese: vetar |
 Romanian: a se opune (la) |
 Russian: налагать вето |
 Slovak: zamietnuť |
 Slovenian: zavrniti |
 Serbian: staviti veto |
 Swedish: lägga in sitt veto |
 Thai: ห้าม; ยับยั้ง |
 Turkish: veto etmek |
 Taiwanese: 否決 |
 Ukrainian: накладати вето |
 Urdu: منسوخ کرنا |
 Vietnamese: phủ quyết, bác bỏ |
 Chinese: 否决 |
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