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veto::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | disallow, forbid, interdict, nix, prohibit, proscribe |
| Type of | require, command |
| Has types | debar, ban, bar, criminalise, criminalize, enjoin, exclude, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw |
Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store.
veto::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | blackball, negative |
| Type of | controvert, contradict, oppose |
| Has types | vote down, vote out, kill, defeat, shoot down |
The President vetoed the bill.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | vote, voting, balloting, ballot |
| Has types | pocket veto |
veto::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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)
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | powerfulness, power |
Examples of veto
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Now a legislative bill abolishing it was waiting for his signature, or his veto.
From the stltoday.com
In the past the government used the presidential veto as an excuse for inaction.
From the economist.com
The line item veto is a way to force Congress to spend on the Presidents agenda.
From the washingtontimes.com
The NFLPA has the chance to veto the additional games in the new contract talks.
From the latimes.com
It called for curbing or eliminating the veto power of individual board members.
From the washingtonpost.com
The Senate voted to override his veto but the House lacked votes to do the same.
From the theatlantic.com
The Royal Oak school district stands to lose $1.5 million under Granholm's veto.
From the freep.com
Clark regrets that right-to-work supporters didn't let things end with the veto.
From the denverpost.com
The alternative will be veto upon veto as he tries to remain ideologically pure.
From the time.com
- A vote that blocks a decision
- Vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill"
- 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)
- Forbid: command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"
- A veto, Latin for "I forbid", is the power of an officer of the state to stop unilaterally a piece of legislation. In practice, the veto can be absolute (as in the U.N. ...
- Veto is a Danish indie rock band formed in 2004. They released their first EP, I Will Not Listen, in 2005 and their first full-length album, There's A Beat In All Machines, in 2006, both released on the Danish hip hop label, Tabu Records/Playground Music Denmark.
- A political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc; An invocation of that right; To use a veto against
- According to the Apache methodology, a change which has been made or proposed may be made moot through the exercise of a veto by a committer to the codebase in question. If the R-T-C commit policy is in effect, a veto prevents the change from being made. ...
- An official action of the Governor to nullify legislative action. The legislature may override the action by a constitutional 2/3 vote of each house if still in session or if called back into veto override session.
