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ve·to

(vē′tō)

n. pl. ve·toes

a. The constitutional power of the chief executive of a state or nation to prevent or delay the enactment of legislation passed by the legislature: The president has the veto and will use it.

b. An instance in which this right is exercised: the governor's veto of the bill.

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

2. The power of one party or entity to forbid the actions or decisions of another party or entity: The producer has a veto over which songs get put on the album.

3. A prohibition or rejection of a proposed or intended act: Her plans to go away for the weekend were met with a parental veto.

tr.v. ve·toed, ve·to·ing, ve·toes

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

2. To forbid, prohibit, or decide against: "She considered having another [drink] but vetoed the idea as unwise" (Stewart O'Nan).

[From Latin vetō, first person sing. present tense of vetāre, to forbid.]

ve′to·er n.

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veto

(ˈviːtəʊ)

n, pl -toes

1. the power to prevent legislation or action proposed by others; prohibition: the presidential veto.

2. the exercise of this power

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) government Also called: veto message US a document containing the reasons why a chief executive has vetoed a measure

vb (tr) , -toes, -toing or -toed

4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to refuse consent to (a proposal, esp a government bill)

5. to prohibit, ban, or forbid: her parents vetoed her trip.

[C17: from Latin: I forbid, from vetāre to forbid]

ˈvetoer n

ˈvetoless adj

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ve•to

(ˈvi toʊ)

n., pl. -toes, n.

1. the power vested in 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.

2. the exercise of this power.

3. Also called ve′to mes`sage. a document exercising such power and setting forth the reasons for its use.

4. the power of any of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council to overrule actions or decisions by a nonconcurring vote.

5. an emphatic prohibition of any sort.

v.t.

6. to reject (a proposed bill or enactment) by exercising a veto.

7. to prohibit emphatically; disapprove: to veto a plan.

[1620–30; < Latin vetō I forbid]

ve′to•er, n.

veto

Past participle: vetoed
Gerund: vetoing

Imperative
veto
veto

Present
I veto
you veto
he/she/it vetoes
we veto
you veto
they veto

Preterite
I vetoed
you vetoed
he/she/it vetoed
we vetoed
you vetoed
they vetoed

Present Continuous
I am vetoing
you are vetoing
he/she/it is vetoing
we are vetoing
you are vetoing
they are vetoing

Present Perfect
I have vetoed
you have vetoed
he/she/it has vetoed
we have vetoed
you have vetoed
they have vetoed

Past Continuous
I was vetoing
you were vetoing
he/she/it was vetoing
we were vetoing
you were vetoing
they were vetoing

Past Perfect
I had vetoed
you had vetoed
he/she/it had vetoed
we had vetoed
you had vetoed
they had vetoed

Future
I will veto
you will veto
he/she/it will veto
we will veto
you will veto
they will veto

Future Perfect
I will have vetoed
you will have vetoed
he/she/it will have vetoed
we will have vetoed
you will have vetoed
they will have vetoed

Future Continuous
I will be vetoing
you will be vetoing
he/she/it will be vetoing
we will be vetoing
you will be vetoing
they will be vetoing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been vetoing
you have been vetoing
he/she/it has been vetoing
we have been vetoing
you have been vetoing
they have been vetoing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been vetoing
you will have been vetoing
he/she/it will have been vetoing
we will have been vetoing
you will have been vetoing
they will have been vetoing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been vetoing
you had been vetoing
he/she/it had been vetoing
we had been vetoing
you had been vetoing
they had been vetoing

Conditional
I would veto
you would veto
he/she/it would veto
we would veto
you would veto
they would veto

Past Conditional
I would have vetoed
you would have vetoed
he/she/it would have vetoed
we would have vetoed
you would have vetoed
they would have vetoed

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Noun	1.	veto - a vote that blocks a decision balloting, vote, voting, ballot - a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"; "they allowed just one vote per person" pocket veto - indirect veto of legislation by refusing to sign it
	2.	veto - 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) power, powerfulness - possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade"
Verb	1.	veto - vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill" negative, blackball controvert, contradict, oppose - be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion" vote down, vote out, defeat, kill, shoot down - thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal"
	2.	veto - command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans" disallow, forbid, nix, prohibit, proscribe, interdict command, require - make someone do something ban - prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure; "Smoking is banned in this building" bar, debar, exclude - prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club" enjoin - issue an injunction criminalise, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw, criminalize - declare illegal; outlaw; "Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S."

veto

verb

1. ban, block, reject, rule out, kill (informal), negative, turn down, forbid, boycott, prohibit, disallow, put a stop to, refuse permission to, interdict, give the thumbs down to, put the kibosh on (slang) De Gaulle vetoed Britain's application to join the EEC.
ban pass, approve, endorse, ratify, O.K. or okay (informal)

noun

1. ban, dismissal, rejection, vetoing, boycott, embargo, prohibiting, prohibition, suppression, knock-back (informal), interdict, declination, preclusion, nonconsent congressmen who tried to override the president's veto of the bill
ban approval, go-ahead (informal), endorsement, ratification

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veto

verb

To prevent or forbid authoritatively:

blackball, negative, turn down.

Slang: nix.

Idiom: turn thumbs down on.

Translations

حَقُّ النَّقْصفيتو: حَق النَّقْضيَنْقُض، يَمْنَع

právo vetavetozamítnout

vetovetoret

Veto Einspruch erheben

βέτο αρνησικυρία

veto prohibir vetar

veto-oikeus

veto défense droit de veto interdiction mettre son veto à

veto

megvétózvétójog

neita, hafna; beita neitunarvaldineitunarvald

veto divieto proibire

拒否権

거부권

vetovetuoti

uzlikt veto, aizliegtveto

veto

veto nedlegge veto mot

weto

veto

вето

právo veta

vetozavrniti

veto

อำนาจในการยับยั้ง

vetoveto etmek

quyền phủ quyết

否决否决权

veto

[ˈviːtəʊ]

A. N (vetoes (pl)) → veto m
to have a veto → tener veto
to put a veto on sth → vetar algo, poner veto a algo
to use or exercise one's veto → ejercer el (derecho a) veto

B. VT [+ bill, application] → vetar, prohibir
the president vetoed it → el presidente lo vetó or le puso su veto
I suggested it but he vetoed the idea → yo lo sugerí pero el rechazó la idea

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veto

[ˈviːtəʊ]

n [vetoes] (pl) → veto m
to put a veto on sth → mettre son veto à qch, opposer son veto à qch
power of veto → droit m de veto

vt → opposer son veto à

veto

n pl <-es> → Veto nt; power of veto → Vetorecht nt; to have a veto → das Vetorecht haben; to use one’s veto → von seinem Vetorecht Gebrauch machen

vt → sein Veto einlegen gegen; if they veto it → wenn sie ihr Veto einlegen

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veto

[ˈviːtəʊ]

1. n (vetoes (pl)) → veto
to use or exercise one's veto → esercitare il proprio diritto di veto
to put a veto on → (op)porre il veto a

2. vt → (op)porre il veto a

veto

(ˈviːtəu) – 3rd person singular present tense ˈvetoes: past tense, past participle ˈvetoed – verb

to forbid, or refuse to consent to. They vetoed your suggestion.

noun – plural ˈvetoes –

(also power of veto) the power or right to refuse or forbid. the chairman's (power of) veto.

veto

→ حَقُّ النَّقْص veto veto Veto βέτο veto veto-oikeus veto veto veto 拒否権 거부권 veto veto weto veto вето veto อำนาจในการยับยั้ง veto quyền phủ quyết 否决

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