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ve·to

Audio Help [vee-toh] Pronunciation Key noun, plural -toes, verb, -toed, -to·ing.

–noun

1.	the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, esp. the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.

2.	the exercise of this right.

3.	Also called veto message. a document exercising such right and setting forth the reasons for such action.

4.	a nonconcurring vote by which one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council can overrule the actions or decisions of the meeting on matters other than procedural.

5.	an emphatic prohibition of any sort.

6.	pocket veto.

–verb (used with object)

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

8.	to prohibit emphatically.

Also called veto power (for defs. 1, 4).

[Origin: 1620–30; < L vetō I forbid

]

—Related forms

ve·to·er, noun

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ve·to Audio Help (vē'tō) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. ve·toes

1. The vested power or constitutional right of one branch or department of government to refuse approval of measures proposed by another department, especially the power of a chief executive to reject a bill passed by the legislature and thus prevent or delay its enactment into law.
2. Exercise of this right.
3. An official document or message from a chief executive stating the reasons for rejection of a bill.
An authoritative prohibition or rejection of a proposed or intended act.

tr.v. ve·toed, ve·to·ing, ve·toes

To prevent (a legislative bill) from becoming law by exercising the power of veto.
To forbid or prohibit authoritatively.

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

ve'to·er n.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
veto (n.)

1629, from L. veto, lit. "I forbid," first person singular present indicative of vetare "forbid," of unknown origin. Used by Roman tribunes who opposed measures of the Senate or magistrates. The verb is recorded from 1706.

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veto
noun
1.	a vote that blocks a decision
2.	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)
verb
1.	vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill"
2.	command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans" [syn: forbid] [ant: allow]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
veto [ˈviːtəu] verb — 3rd person singular present tense ˈvetoes; past tense, past participle ˈvetoed

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

Arabic:	يَنْقُض، يَمْنَع
Chinese (Simplified):	否决
Chinese (Traditional):	否決
Czech:	zamítnout
Danish:	nedlægge veto mod
Dutch:	zijn veto uitspreken
Estonian:	vetot peale panema
French:	mettre son veto à
German:	Einspruch erheben gegen
Greek:	ασκώ βέτο σε
Hungarian:	megvétóz
Icelandic:	neita, hafna; beita neitunarvaldi
Indonesian:	menolak
Italian:	(porre il veto a)
Japanese:	拒否する

Korean:	(거부권을 행사하여) …를 거부하다
Latvian:	uzlikt veto, aizliegt
Lithuanian:	vetuoti
Norwegian:	nedlegge veto mot, forby
Polish:	sprzeciwić się
Portuguese (Brazil):	vetar
Portuguese (Portugal):	vetar
Romanian:	a se opune (la)
Russian:	налагать вето
Slovak:	zamietnuť
Slovenian:	zavrniti
Spanish:	vetar; vedar
Swedish:	lägga in sitt veto
Turkish:	veto etmek

veto [ˈviːtəu] noun

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

Arabic:	فيتو: حَق النَّقْض
Chinese (Simplified):	否决权
Chinese (Traditional):	否決權
Czech:	právo veta
Danish:	vetoret
Dutch:	veto
Estonian:	veto(õigus)
Finnish:	veto(-oikeus)
French:	(droit de) veto
German:	das Veto
Greek:	(δικαίωμα) βέτο, αρνησικυρία
Hungarian:	vétójog
Icelandic:	neitunarvald
Indonesian:	hak veto
Italian:	veto

Japanese:	拒否権
Korean:	거부권; 거부권 행사
Latvian:	veto (tiesības)
Lithuanian:	veto
Norwegian:	veto
Polish:	weto, sprzeciw
Portuguese (Brazil):	veto
Portuguese (Portugal):	veto
Romanian:	(drept de) veto
Russian:	(право) вето
Slovak:	právo veta
Slovenian:	veto
Spanish:	veto
Swedish:	veto
Turkish:	veto (hakkı)

American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
veto

A vote that blocks a decision. In the United Nations, for example, each of the five permanent members of the Security Council has the power of veto.

[Chapter:] World Politics

American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
veto

The power of a president or governor to reject a bill proposed by a legislature by refusing to sign it into law. The president or governor actually writes the word veto (Latin for “I forbid”) on the bill and sends it back to the legislature with a statement of his or her objections. The legislature may choose to comply by withdrawing or revising the bill, or it can override the veto and pass the law, by a two-thirds vote in each house.

Note: Originally intended to prevent Congress from passing unconstitutional laws, the veto is now used by the president as a powerful bargaining tool, especially when his objectives conflict with majority sentiment in Congress. (See also checks and balances.)

[Chapter:] American Politics

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This

Main Entry: veto
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: ve·toed; ve·to·ing
: to refuse to admit or approve; specifically : to refuse assent to (a legislative bill) so as to prevent enactment or cause reconsideration —see also OVERRIDE

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This

Main Entry: ve·to
Pronunciation: 'vE-tO
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural ve·toes
Etymology: Latin, I forbid, refuse assent to
1 : an authoritative prohibition
2 a : a power vested in a chief executive to prevent permanently or temporarily the enactment of measures passed by a legislature b : the exercise of such authority —see also POCKET VETO —compare LEGISLATIVE VETO

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Veto

Ve"to\, n.; pl. Vetoes. [L. veto I forbid.]

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

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

2. Specifically: (a) A power or right possessed by one department of government to forbid or prohibit the carrying out of projects attempted by another department; especially, in a constitutional government, a power vested in the chief executive to prevent the enactment of measures passed by the legislature. Such a power may be absolute, as in the case of the Tribunes of the People in ancient Rome, or limited, as in the case of the President of the United States. Called also the veto power. (b) The exercise of such authority; an act of prohibition or prevention; as, a veto is probable if the bill passes. (c) A document or message communicating the reasons of the executive for not officially approving a proposed law; -- called also veto message. [U. S.]

Note: Veto is not a term employed in the Federal Constitution, but seems to be of popular use only. --Abbott.

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