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• 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 [ˈviːtəʊ ǁ toʊ] verb [transitive] LAW to officially refuse to allow something to happen, especially something other people have agreed: • An attempt to use £35 million to strengthen the bank s capital was vetoed by bank regulators. veto… …   Financial and business terms

• veto — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ effective ▪ government, gubernatorial (AmE), presidential ▪ line item (AmE) ▪ The Governor used a line item veto to eliminate a $1 m …   Collocations dictionary

• veto — ve|to1 [ˈvi:təu US tou] v past tense and past participle vetoed present participle vetoing third person singular vetoes [T] 1.) if someone in authority vetoes something, they refuse to allow it to happen, especially something that other people or …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• veto — 1 verb vetoed, vetoing (T) 1 to officially refuse to allow something to happen, especially something that other people or organizations have agreed: The president vetoed a tax increase on gasoline last week. 2 to refuse to accept a particular… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• right — I UK [raɪt] / US adverb *** 1) exactly Their office is right in the middle of town. The keys were right here a minute ago. Am I late? No, you re right on time. right behind/in front of: Don t worry – I m right behind you. 2) immediately I knew… …   English dictionary

• veto — /ˈvitoʊ / (say veetoh) noun (plural vetos or vetoes) 1. the power or right of preventing action by a prohibition. 2. a prohibition directed against some proposed or intended act. –verb (t) (vetoed, vetoing) 3. to prevent (a proposal, legislative… …  

• veto — 1. noun the president s right of veto Syn: rejection, dismissal; prohibition, proscription, embargo, ban, interdict, check; informal thumbs down, red light Ant: approval 2. verb China vetoed the proposal Syn: reject …   Thesaurus of popular words

• veto — 1. noun parliament s right of veto Syn: rejection, dismissal, prohibition, proscription, embargo, ban Ant: approval 2. verb the president vetoed the bill Syn: reject, turn down, throw out, dismiss …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• Veto —   The right of veto possessed by each Member States in the Council of Ministers …   Glossary of the European Union and European Communities

• Right of Exclusion — • The alleged competence of the more important Catholic countries, Austria, France, and Spain, to indicate to their respective cardinal protector, or cardinal procurator, those members of the Sacred College who were personæ minus gratæ, so that,… …   Catholic encyclopedia