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    veto
    /ˈviːtəʊ/

    noun

    • 1. a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a lawmaking body: "neither state was given a veto over amendments to the Act"

    verb

    • 1. exercise a veto against (a decision or proposal): "the president vetoed the bill"

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  2. research.un.org › en › docsVoting Information - UN Security Council Documentation - Research...

    4 days ago · If a permanent member casts a negative vote (veto) Following a vote, the President of the Security Council announces the result. The way the vote result is announced indicates whether a veto was...

    • Introduction

      The Security Council has primary responsibility for the...

    • Membership

      5 permanent members with veto power: China; France; Russian...

    • Reports

      The Security Council report to the General Assembly every...

    • Meeting Records

      Statements made during UN meetings may be issued as...

  3. www.britannica.com › topic › representative-democracyRepresentative democracy | Definition, History, Discussion, &...

    3 days ago · representative democracy, political system in which citizens of a country or other political entity vote for representatives to handle legislation and otherwise rule that entity on their behalf. The elected representatives are in turn accountable to the electorate for their actions.

  4. research.un.org › en › unmembersSecurity Council Membership - UN Membership - United Nations

    4 days ago · UN Charter Article 27(3) states that votes in the Security Council on non-procedural matters "shall be made by an affirmative vote of nine members including the concurring votes of the permanent...

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › United_Nations_Security_CouncilUnited Nations Security Council - Wikipedia

    1 day ago · In the negotiations leading up to the creation of the UN, the veto power was opposed by many small countries and was in fact forced on them by the veto nations—the United States, the United Kingdom, China, France, and the Soviet Union—by threatening that the UN would otherwise not be founded.

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_United_States_presidentialList of United States presidential vetoes - Wikipedia

    21 hours ago · February 14, 1877: Vetoed H.R. 3156, an act to perfect the revision of the Statutes of the United States. Override attempt failed in House on February 15, 1877, 1–211 (142 votes needed). February 14, 1877: Vetoed H.R. 3367, an act to remove the charge of desertion of Alfred Rowland from military records.

  7. firstamendment.mtsu.edu › article › hecklers-vetoHeckler's Veto | The Free Speech Center - Middle Tennessee State...

    1 day ago · A heckler’s veto occurs when the government restricts speech because of the reactions of opponents of the speech. Courts have said hecklers' vetoes violate the First Amendment.

  8. international.la-croix.com › news › worldTime to reform the UN veto power? - Catholic news - La Croix

    3 days ago · The UN Security Council finally agreed unanimously to send international observers to Aleppo. Russia voted in favor despite previously declaring its intention to veto the proposal.