noun, verb
noun (plural vetoes)
1 [C,U] the right to refuse to allow sth to be done, especially the right to stop a law from being passed or a decision from being taken:
The British government used its veto to block the proposal. * to have the power / right of veto * the use of the presidential veto
2 [C] ~ (on sth) an occasion when sb refuses to allow sth to be done:
For months there was a veto on employing new staff.
verb (vetoes, vetoing, vetoed, vetoed) [VN]
1 to stop sth from happening or being done by using your official authority (= by using your veto):
Plans for the dam have been vetoed by the Environmental Protection Agency.
2 to refuse to accept or do what sb has suggested:
I wanted to go camping but the others quickly vetoed that idea.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for veto is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does veto appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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