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• veto — n. & v. n. (pl. oes) 1 a a constitutional right to reject a legislative enactment. b the right of a permanent member of the UN Security Council to reject a resolution. c such a rejection. d an official message conveying this. 2 a prohibition (put …   Useful english dictionary

• veto — ve·to 1 / vē tō/ n pl ve·toes [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… …   Law dictionary

• Veto — Ve to, n.; pl. {Vetoes}. [L. veto I forbid.] [1913 Webster] 1. An authoritative prohibition or negative; a forbidding; an interdiction. [1913 Webster] This contemptuous veto of her husband s on any intimacy with her family. G. Eliot. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• veto message — Veto Ve to, n.; pl. {Vetoes}. [L. veto I forbid.] [1913 Webster] 1. An authoritative prohibition or negative; a forbidding; an interdiction. [1913 Webster] This contemptuous veto of her husband s on any intimacy with her family. G. Eliot. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• One, Inc. v. Olesen — Supreme Court of the United States Decided January 13, 1958 …   Wikipedia

• Veto — For other uses of Veto , see Veto (disambiguation). A veto, Latin for I forbid , is the power of an officer of the state to unilaterally stop an official action, especially enactment of a piece of legislation. Veto: An emphatic prohibition of any …   Wikipedia

• veto — vetoer, n. /vee toh/, n., pl. vetoes, v., vetoed, vetoing. n. 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… …   Universalium

• veto — ve•to [[t]ˈvi toʊ[/t]] n. pl. toes, 1) gov the power vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions or actions of another branch, esp. the right of a president or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the… …   From formal English to slang

• veto — I. noun (plural vetoes) Etymology: Latin, I forbid, from vetare to forbid Date: 1629 1. an authoritative prohibition ; interdiction 2. a. a power of one department or branch of a government to forbid or prohibit finally or provisionally the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• the veto power — Veto Ve to, n.; pl. {Vetoes}. [L. veto I forbid.] [1913 Webster] 1. An authoritative prohibition or negative; a forbidding; an interdiction. [1913 Webster] This contemptuous veto of her husband s on any intimacy with her family. G. Eliot. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Article One of the United States Constitution — United States of America This article is part of the series: United States Constitution Original text of the Constitution Preamble Articles of the Constitution I  …   Wikipedia