Veto - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- 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
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
I/you/we/they: veto
he/she/it: vetoes
present participle: vetoing
past tense: vetoed
past participle: vetoed
singular: veto
plural: vetoes
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