veto

/ˈvidoʊ/

/ˈvitəʊ/

Other forms: vetoed; vetoes; vetoing

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.

Definitions of veto

1. noun

   a vote that blocks a decision
   types:

   pocket veto

   indirect veto of legislation by refusing to sign it

   type of:

   ballot, balloting, vote, voting

   a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
2. noun

   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)
   types:

   line-item veto

   the power of a government executive to veto individual items in a bill without vetoing other parts of the bill

   type of:

   power, powerfulness

   possession of controlling influence
3. verb

   command against
   “Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store”

   synonyms: disallow, forbid, interdict, nix, prohibit, proscribe

   types:

   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)

   type of:

   command, require

   make someone do something
4. verb

   vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent
   “The President vetoed the bill”

   synonyms: blackball, negative

   types:

   defeat, kill, shoot down, vote down, vote out

   thwart the passage of

   type of:

   contradict, controvert, oppose

   be resistant to