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单词 veto
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veto
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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. The President of the United States can veto Senators who oppose his ideas, but if he tries to veto his daughter from joining the swim team, he might encounter his fiercest opponent yet. If you strongly disagree with your friends' choice of a movie, you could say, "I have to veto that." Vetoes vote no.
WORD FAMILY
veto: vetoed, vetoes, vetoing, vetos
USAGE EXAMPLES
But Dayton vetoed the package due to a costly wording error, and plans to revive it in special session never materialized.
Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017)
But in a veto memorandum he said the bill didn’t fully address the problem.
Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016)
Though ostensibly a defense of our decision not to veto a U.N.
Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016)
1n a vote that blocks a decision
Hypo|Hyper
pocket veto
indirect veto of legislation by refusing to sign it
ballot, balloting, vote, voting
a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
2n 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)
Hyper
power, powerfulness
possession of controlling influence
3v command against
Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store
Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper
disallow, forbid, interdict, nix, prohibit, proscribe
allow, countenance, let, permit
consent to, give permission
allow, grant
let have
ban
prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure
bar, debar, exclude
prevent from entering; keep out
enjoin
issue an injunction
criminalise, criminalize, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw
declare illegal; outlaw
ban, censor
forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)
command, require
make someone do something
4v vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent
The President vetoed the bill
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
blackball, negative
defeat, kill, shoot down, vote down, vote out
thwart the passage of
contradict, controvert, oppose
be resistant to
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