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: 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)
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.
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 legal power to unilaterally stop an official action. In the most typical case, a president or monarch vetoes a bill to stop it from becoming law. In many countries, veto powers are established in the country's constitution.
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 meaning: 1 : a decision by a person in authority to not allow or approve something (such as a new law); 2 : the right or power of a person in authority to decide that something (such as a new law) will not be approved.
noun. 1. 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.
veto/vote against/oppose a bill/legislation/a measure/a proposal/a resolution; get/require/be decided by a majority vote; ⇨ more collocations at economy, vote
Veto definition: The power of one party or entity to forbid the actions or decisions of another party or entity.
veto. [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. The agreement became possible when Spain lifted its veto.