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.
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.
vetoed
Moby thesaurus: banned, barred, contraband, forbade, forbid, forbidden, illegal, illicit, nonpermissible, not permitted, off limits, out of bounds, outlawed, prohibited, ruled out, taboo, tabooed, unallowed, unauthorized, under the ban ... show more.
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