veto

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1

(noun.)

ADJ

effective, virtual | absolute | government, presidential

VERB + VETO

have

cast, exercise, impose, use

The president used her veto to block the controversial new law.

lift

After negotiations, the president agreed to lift his veto on the new education bill.

override, overturn

Congress attempted to overturn the governor's veto on the education bill, but lacked enough votes.

VETO + NOUN

power, rights

PREP

~ against

The safety committee holds a veto against any new equipment until proper testing is completed.

~ on

The safety committee has a veto on any new machinery before it enters the factory.

~ over

The president has veto over any new laws passed by Congress.

PHRASES

a power/right of veto

2

(verb.)

ADV

effectively

The new safety rules effectively vetoed any plans to expand the factory.

VERB + VETO

threaten to

PHRASES

the power/right to veto sth

Definitions

noun

1

A political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc.

2

An invocation of that right.

I called Haig in and told him that I wanted to veto the agricultural appropriations bill we had discussed in the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, because I did not want Ford to have to do it on his first day as President. Haig brought the veto statement in, and I signed it. It was the last piece of legislation I acted on as President.

The failure on Wednesday to overturn Mr. Cooper’s veto was among the most dramatic consequences of Democratic legislative victories in North Carolina last November, which broke Republican supermajorities in both chambers and made it easier for Mr. Cooper’s vetos to survive.

3

An authoritative prohibition or negative; a forbidding; an interdiction.

This contemptuous veto of her husband's on any intimacy with her family.

4

A technique or mechanism for discarding what would otherwise constitute a false positive in a scientific experiment.

An outer detector (OD) region will act as both a passive shield for low energy backgrounds and an active veto for cosmic ray muons.

verb

1

To use a veto against.

The president vetoed the bill.

The railway was in fact shifted in 1937 a little to the west, over a distance of a quarter-mile, to make room for the by-pass at this point, but complete abandonment was firmly vetoed because of the proved strategic value of the line.

2

To countermand.

Mom and Dad vetoed our menu preferences for the holiday meal.

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verb — command against

verb — vote against

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I called Haig in and told him that I wanted to veto the agricultural appropriations bill we had discussed in the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, because I did not want Ford to have to do it on his first d

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The failure on Wednesday to overturn Mr. Cooper’s veto was among the most dramatic consequences of Democratic legislative victories in North Carolina last November, which broke Republican supermajorit

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Now, Republican legislators cannot afford to lose a single seat, in either chamber, if they want to continue to override his vetoes.

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The president vetoed the bill.

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The railway was in fact shifted in 1937 a little to the west, over a distance of a quarter-mile, to make room for the by-pass at this point, but complete abandonment was firmly vetoed because of the p

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Perhaps more notably, they also expect 25 percent of all Spac acquisitions to be vetoed by shareholders in 2008 — which will force those Spacs to liquidate.

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