Veto - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈviːtəʊ|  American pronunciation of the word veto
Brit.  |ˈviːtəʊ|  British pronunciation of the word veto

noun

- a vote that blocks a decision
- 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)

verb

- vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent (syn: blackball, negative)
The President vetoed the bill
- command against (syn: disallow, forbid, interdict, nix, prohibit, proscribe)
Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store

Extra examples

Are there enough votes in Congress to override the President's veto?

The President has the veto over new legislation.

The President may choose to exercise his veto.

The President vetoed the bill.

We wanted to do a cross-country trip, but our parents vetoed it.

She vetoed several restaurants before we could agree on one.

Congress overrode the President's veto.

Washington vetoed two bills only.

President Bush vetoed the bill on July 6.

Jenny wanted to invite all her friends, but I quickly vetoed that idea.

The head teacher has the right of veto over management-board decisions.

Washington's veto of Seoul's nuclear ambitions

The Senate had a sufficient majority to override the presidential veto (=not accept his refusal).

Have many bills been vetoed by Presidents?

The President vetoed the bill

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: veto
he/she/it: vetoes
present participle: vetoing
past tense: vetoed
past participle: vetoed
noun
singular: veto
plural: vetoes
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