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veto

noun

1 veto

A vote that blocks a decision.

Roget 761: prohibition, inhibition; veto, disallowance; interdict, interdiction; injunction, estoppel [Law]; embargo, ban, taboo, proscription; index expurgatorius [Lat.]; ... show more

Dutch: veto
Polish: weto, veto

2 veto

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

1 veto

Vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent:
— The President vetoed the bill.

synonyms: blackball, negative.

2 veto

Command against:
— Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store.

synonyms: disallow, forbid, interdict, nix, prohibit, proscribe.

Dutch: verbannen, niet toestaan, [[niet]] [[toestaan]], afraden, vernietigen, afkeuren, verbieden


Moby thesaurus: absolute veto, ban, block, constitute, decline, decree, defeat, denial, deny, disallow, disallowance, embargo, enact, enact laws, executive veto, filibuster, forbid, get the floor, have the floor, interdict ... show more.

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