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- Dictionaryveto/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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an official power or right to refuse to accept or allow something: The president has the power of veto over any bill that comes across his desk. In theory the British government could use its veto to block this proposal. The Senate voted to override the president's veto of the proposed measures.
: a power of one department or branch of a government to forbid or prohibit finally or provisionally the carrying out of projects attempted by another department. especially : a power vested in a chief executive to prevent permanently or temporarily the enactment of measures passed by a legislature. b (1) : the exercise of such authority. (2)
Veto definition: the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature..
A veto is a no vote that blocks a decision. The President can veto some bills that pass his desk. A veto is a very official way of saying "No!" Vetoes block or forbid something, and the word is also used more loosely.
veto something to stop something from happening or being done by using your official authority (= by using your veto) Plans for the dam have been vetoed by the Environmental Protection Agency. The president effectively vetoed this measure. The Senate has the power to veto legislation.
the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, esp. the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature. 2. the exercise of this right. 3. Also called: veto message.
[countable, uncountable] the right to refuse to allow something to be done, especially the right to stop a law from being passed or a decision from being taken. The British government used its veto to block the proposal. to have the power/right of veto. the use of the presidential veto. see also line-item veto. Extra Examples.
