Definitions for VÉTO
ˈvi toʊvÉto

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.6 / 5 votes

1. vetonoun

   a vote that blocks a decision

2. vetoverb

   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. veto, blackball, negativeverb

   vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent

   "The President vetoed the bill"

4. forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow, nixverb

   command against

   "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. vetonoun

   A political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc.

2. vetonoun

   An invocation of that right.

3. vetoverb

   To use a veto against.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Veto

   A veto is a legal power to unilaterally stop an official action. In the most typical case, a president or monarch vetoes a bill to stop it from becoming law. In many countries, veto powers are established in the country's constitution. Veto powers are also found at other levels of government, such as in state, provincial or local government, and in international bodies. Some vetoes can be overcome, often by a supermajority vote: in the United States, a two-thirds vote of the House and Senate can override a presidential veto. Some vetoes, however, are absolute and cannot be overridden. For example, in the United Nations Security Council, the permanent members (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) have an absolute veto over any Security Council resolution. In many cases, the veto power can only be used to prevent changes to the status quo. But some veto powers also include the ability to make or propose changes. For example, the Indian president can use an amendatory veto to propose amendments to vetoed bills. The executive power to veto legislation one of the main tools that the executive has in the legislative process, along with the proposal power. It is most commonly found in presidential and semi-presidential systems. In parliamentary systems, the head of state often has either a weak veto power or none at all. But while some political systems do not contain a formal veto power, all political systems contain veto players, people or groups who can use social and political power to prevent policy change.The word "veto" comes from the Latin for "I forbid". The concept of a veto originated with the Roman offices of consul and tribune of the plebs. There were two consuls every year; either consul could block military or civil action by the other. The tribunes had the power to unilaterally block any action by a Roman magistrate or the decrees passed by the Roman Senate.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Vetonoun

   an authoritative prohibition or negative; a forbidding; an interdiction

2. Vetonoun

   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. Vetonoun

   the exercise of such authority; an act of prohibition or prevention; as, a veto is probable if the bill passes

4. Vetonoun

   a document or message communicating the reasons of the executive for not officially approving a proposed law; -- called also veto message

5. Vetoverb

   to prohibit; to negative; also, to refuse assent to, as a legislative bill, and thus prevent its enactment; as, to veto an appropriation bill

6. Etymology: [L. veto I forbid.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Veto

   A veto – Latin for "I forbid" – is the power to unilaterally stop an official action, especially the enactment of legislation. A veto can be absolute, as for instance in the United Nations Security Council, whose permanent members can block any resolution. Or it can be limited, as in the legislative process of the United States, where a two-thirds vote in both the House and Senate may override a Presidential veto of legislation. A veto only gives power to stop changes, not to adopt them. Thus a veto allows its holder to protect the status quo. The concept of a veto body originated with the Roman consuls and tribunes. Either of the two consuls holding office in a given year could block a military or civil decision by the other; any tribune had the power to unilaterally block legislation passed by the Roman Senate.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Veto

   vē′tō, n. any authoritative prohibition: the power of rejecting or forbidding:—pl. Vetoes (vē′tōz).—v.t. to reject by a veto: to withhold assent to.—Absolute veto, a veto without restriction. [L. vetāre, to forbid.]

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Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Veto

   This word is Latin for “I forbid.”

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1. VETO

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Veto is ranked #68345 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Veto surname appeared 288 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Veto.
   
   88.1% or 254 total occurrences were White.
   6.2% or 18 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   3.8% or 11 total occurrences were Asian.

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Anagrams for VÉTO »

1. vote

2. Vote

3. voet

How to pronounce VÉTO?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of VÉTO in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of VÉTO in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of VÉTO in a Sentence

1. White House:

   The president’s veto of the Keystone jobs bill is a national embarrassment, the president is just too close to environmental extremists to stand up for America’s workers. He’s too invested in left-fringe politics to do what presidents are called on to do, and that’s put the national interest first.

2. Roz Rothstein:

   It is very concerning that the [DSG] president has chosen to veto recognition of Duke’s SSI chapter based on the misguided notion that calling out false and inflammatory anti-Israel rhetoric online is unethical. SSI had every right to respond to the polemics, and the student who posted her opinion about having an SSI group on campus should have expected a response to her antisemitic comment.Penalizing the SSI group for responding to an antisemitic comment represents a double standard.We call on Duke’s student government to reverse this poor decision.

3. Thomas Frieden:

   We helped create WHO. We are part of it. It is part of the world, and turning our back on WHO makes us and the world less safe, now, China and every other country in the world will have a veto at WHO, and the U.S. won't. This will make the U.S. more vulnerable.

4. Wayne Pacelle:

   This veto shows cynical political calculation from the governor and an obvious capitulation to special interests, rather than leadership or humanity.

5. Leonard Rubenstein:

   In Ukraine, there's actually an opportunity, because unlike in other cases, this case could go to the International Criminal Court without going through the Security Council, where Russia has a veto.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=VÉTO
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Veto
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veto
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/VÉTO
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=VÉTO
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=VÉTO
7. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=VÉTO
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html