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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Veto \Ve"to\, n.; pl. Vetoes. [L. veto I forbid.]
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1. An authoritative prohibition or negative; a forbidding; an
interdiction.
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This contemptuous veto of her husband's on any
intimacy with her family. --G. Eliot.
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2. Specifically:
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(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.
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(b) The exercise of such authority; an act of prohibition
or prevention; as, a veto is probable if the bill
passes.
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(c) A document or message communicating the reasons of the
executive for not officially approving a proposed law;
-- called also veto message. [U. S.]
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Note: Veto is not a term employed in the Federal
Constitution, but seems to be of popular use only.
--Abbott.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
veto
n 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)
v 1: vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The
President vetoed the bill" [syn: blackball, negative]
2: command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night";
"Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store" [syn: forbid,
prohibit, interdict, proscribe, disallow] [ant: permit,
permit]
[also: vetoes (pl)]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
vetoes
See veto
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
vetoes
n.
(plural of en veto)
vb.
(infl of en veto s-verb-form)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
vetoes
n.
(plural of en veto)
vb.
(infl of en veto s-verb-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
vetoes
n.
(plural of en veto)
vb.
(infl of en veto s-verb-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
vetoes
n.
(plural of en veto)
vb.
(infl of en veto s-verb-form)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
vetoes
Englanti n.
(en-monikko v eto es)
Englanti vb.
(ind.p.y3 en veto)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
vetoes
Engelska n.
(böjning en subst veto)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
vetoes'
Engelska n.
(böjning en subst veto)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Vetoes /vˈiːtəʊz/ عمليات النقضFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
vetoes /vˈiːtəʊz/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]veta
vetoes /vˈiːtəʊz/ erhebt Einspruch, legt ein Veto ein see: veto sth., vetoing, vetoed, vetoesFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
vetoes /vˈiːtəʊz/ erhob Einspruch, legte ein Veto ein see: veto sth., vetoing, vetoed, vetoesFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ˈviˌtoʊz/