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veto
Found in thesaurus: ballot, balloting, vote, voting, power, powerfulness, oppose, contradict, controvert, command, require, compel
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veto
v.
nullify the majority decision of a formal body; prohibit, reject
n.
authority to nullify the majority decision of a formal body; prohibition, authoritative nullification
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Veto
A veto – Latin for "I forbid" – is the power (used by an officer of the state, for example) 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 (China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, United States of America) 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 gives power only to stop changes, not to adopt them (except for the rare "amendatory veto"). Thus a veto allows its holder to protect the status quo.
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veto
Noun
1. a vote that blocks a decision
(hypernym) vote, ballot, voting, balloting
(hyponym) pocket veto
(derivation) forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, disallow
2. 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)
(hypernym) power, powerfulness
(derivation) blackball, negative
Verb
1. vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill"
(synonym) blackball, negative
(hypernym) oppose, controvert, contradict
(hyponym) kill, shoot down, defeat, vote down, vote out
(entail) vote
2. command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"
(synonym) forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, disallow
(hypernym) command, require, compel
(hyponym) ban
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Veto (das)
n.
veto, authority to nullify the majority decision of a formal body
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veto
nm.
veto, authority to nullify the majority decision of a formal body; prohibition, authoritative nullification
véto
veto, authority to nullify the majority decision of a formal body; prohibition, authoritative nullification
