Title: Veto Meaning | Best 18 Definitions of Veto
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Veto meaning
Veto is defined as to refuse to sign a bill passed by Congress or reject a proposed act.
An invocation of that right.
An authoritative prohibition or negative; a forbidding; an interdiction.
To use a veto against.
The power of one party or entity to forbid the actions or decisions of another party or entity.
To prevent or delay (a legislative bill) from becoming law by exercising the power of veto.
To forbid, prohibit, or decide against.
The constitutional right or power of a ruler or legislature to reject bills passed by another branch of the government.
In the U.S.,
A document or message giving the reasons of the executive for rejecting a bill.
The power of any of the five permanent members of the Security Council of the United Nations to cast a negative vote, affirmative votes of all five being required to take action on other than procedural matters.
To prevent (a bill) from becoming law by a veto.
To forbid; prohibit; refuse consent to.
The power of one branch of government to prohibit a certain action by another; for example, the chief executive’s right to refuse to sign a legislature-passed bill into law.
The act of refusing or canceling the act of another or the passage of a law.
As to a chief executive of a governmental body, such as the President of the United States, the failure to approve a proposed legislative act, thereby resulting in the proposed law not being passed, and therefore “vetoed.”
A prohibition or rejection of a proposed or intended act.
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Content: an interdiction. noun
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To use a veto against. verb
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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. noun
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To prevent or delay (a legislative bill) from becoming law by exercising the power of veto. verb
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To forbid, prohibit, or decide against. verb
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The constitutional right or power of a ruler or legislature to reject bills passed by another branch of the government. noun
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In the U.S.,
The power of the President to refuse to sign a bill passed by Congress, preventing it from becoming law unless it is passed again (with a two-thirds majority) by both houses. A similar power held by the governors of states. The exercise of this power.