Veto

What do we mean by veto?

The constitutional power of the chief executive of a state or nation to prevent or delay the enactment of legislation passed by the legislature. noun

An instance in which this right is exercised. noun

An official document or message from a chief executive stating the reasons for rejection of a bill. noun

The power of one party or entity to forbid the actions or decisions of another party or entity. noun

A prohibition or rejection of a proposed or intended act. noun

To prevent or delay (a legislative bill) from becoming law by exercising the power of veto. transitive verb

To forbid, prohibit, or decide against. transitive verb

To forbid authoritatively; specifically, to negative by exercising the constitutional right of veto: as, to veto a bill.

In a constitutional government, the right vested in one branch of it to negative the determinations of another branch; specifically, the right, under constitutional restrictions, of the executive, as a king, a president, or a governor, to reject a bill passed, by the legislature; also, the act of exercising this right. noun

Any right or power of authoritatively forbidding or effectively negativing, or the exercise of such right or power; prohibition; interdict. noun

To prohibit; to negative; also, to refuse assent to, as a legislative bill, and thus prevent its enactment. transitive verb

An authoritative prohibition or negative; a forbidding; an interdiction. noun

A power or right possessed by one department of government to forbid or prohibit the carrying out of projects attempted by another department; especially, in a constitutional government, a power vested in the chief executive to prevent the enactment of measures passed by the legislature. Such a power may be absolute, as in the case of the Tribunes of the People in ancient Rome, or limited, as in the case of the President of the United States. Called also the veto power. noun

The exercise of such authority; an act of prohibition or prevention. noun

A document or message communicating the reasons of the executive for not officially approving a proposed law; -- called also veto message. noun

A political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc. noun

An invocation of that right. noun

To use a veto against. verb

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) noun

A political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc.

An invocation of that right.

An authoritative prohibition or negative; a forbidding; an interdiction.

Words that are spelled similarly to veto:
veto.

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Words that rhyme with veto:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe veto:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective veto:
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Consonant match to veto:
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Words that sound like veto:
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