单词 | veto |
释义 | veto (once / 975 pages) nv 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 FAMILYveto: vetoed, vetoes, vetoing, vetos USAGE EXAMPLESBut 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, grantlet have ban prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure bar, debar, excludeprevent from entering; keep out enjoinissue an injunction criminalise, criminalize, illegalise, illegalize, outlawdeclare illegal; outlaw ban, censorforbid 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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