to use one's power of veto

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• 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

• power — 1 noun 1 CONTROL (U) the ability or right to control people or events: We all felt that the chairman had too much power. | He was motivated by greed, envy, and the lust for power. (+ over): She has a lot of power over the people in her team. |… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• 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

• 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

• United Nations Security Council veto power — The United Nations Security Council power of veto refers to the veto power wielded solely by the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, [http://www.un.org/sc/members.asp] enabling them to prevent the adoption of any… …   Wikipedia

• 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

• Reserve power — Not to be confused with Reserved power (disambiguation). In a parliamentary or semi presidential system of government, a reserve power is a power that may be exercised by the head of state without the approval of another branch of the government …   Wikipedia

• Great power — This article is about great powers in the modern (post 1815) world. For nation states wielding similar power before 1815, see Historical powers. Great powers are recognized in an international structure such as the United Nations Security Council …   Wikipedia

• Pocket veto — A pocket veto is a legislative maneuver in American federal lawmaking that allows the President to indirectly veto a bill. The U.S. Constitution requires the President to sign or veto any legislation placed on his desk within ten days (not… …   Wikipedia