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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ve•to /ˈvitoʊ/USA pronunciation n., pl. -toes, v. n. - Government the power given to one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions or actions of another branch, esp. the right of a president or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature:[uncountable]the power of the veto.
- Government the use or exercise of this power:[countable]Another presidential veto was overridden by Congress.
- Government[uncountable] the power of any of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council to overrule actions or decisions even if that member is outvoted.
- [countable] a clear refusal to give permission of any sort.
v. [~ + object] - Governmentto reject (a proposed bill or enactment) by exercising a veto:to veto the jobs creation bill.
- to prohibit, refuse, or disallow very plainly:to veto the new plan.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ve•to (vē′tō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -toes, v., -toed, -to•ing. n. - Governmentthe 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.
- Governmentthe exercise of this right.
- GovernmentAlso called ve′to mes′sage. a document exercising such right and setting forth the reasons for such action.
- Governmenta nonconcurring vote by which one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council can overrule the actions or decisions of the meeting on matters other than procedural.
- an emphatic prohibition of any sort.
- GovernmentSee pocket veto.
v.t. - Governmentto reject (a proposed bill or enactment) by exercising a veto.
- Governmentto prohibit emphatically. Also called ve′to pow′er (for defs. 1, 4).
- Latin vetō I forbid
- 1620–30
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