veto
4 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
vetoes
plural
vetoes
Britannica Dictionary definition of VETO
1
[count]
:
a decision by a person in authority to not allow or approve something (such as a new law)
-
a legislative veto
-
a veto of a bill
-
Are there enough votes in Congress to override the President's veto?
2
[noncount]
:
the right or power of a person in authority to decide that something (such as a new law) will not be approved
—
see also line-item veto, pocket veto
-
The President has the veto over new legislation.
-
The President may choose to exercise his veto.
-
veto power
2
veto
/ˈviːtoʊ/
verb
vetoes;
vetoed;
vetoing
2
veto
/ˈviːtoʊ/
verb
vetoes;
vetoed;
vetoing
Britannica Dictionary definition of VETO
[+ object]
1
:
to reject (a proposed law) officially
:
to refuse to allow (a bill) to become a law
-
The President vetoed the bill.
2
:
to refuse to allow or accept (something, such as a plan or suggestion)
-
We wanted to do a cross-country trip, but our parents vetoed it.
-
She vetoed several restaurants before we could agree on one.
