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veto

ve·to
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [vee-toh]
    • /ˈvi toʊ/
    • /ˈviː.təʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vee-toh]
    • /ˈvi toʊ/

Definitions of veto word

  • noun plural veto the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature. 1
  • noun plural veto the exercise of this right. 1
  • noun plural veto Also called veto message. a document exercising such right and setting forth the reasons for such action. 1
  • noun plural veto a nonconcurring vote by which one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council can overrule the actions or decisions of the meeting on matters other than procedural. 1
  • noun plural veto an emphatic prohibition of any sort. 1
  • noun plural veto pocket veto. 1

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Origin of veto

First appearance:

before 1620
One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1620-30, veto is from the Latin word vetō I forbid

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Veto

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

veto popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

veto usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for veto

noun veto

  • adjuration — a solemn charge or command
  • bohemianism — unconventional behaviour or appearance, esp of an artist
  • brush-off — a refusal to talk or listen to someone; abrupt or final dismissal or rebuff.
  • contraries — opposite in nature or character; diametrically or mutually opposed: contrary to fact; contrary propositions.
  • coventry — a city in central England, in Coventry unitary authority, West Midlands: devastated in World War II; modern cathedral (1954–62); industrial centre, esp for motor vehicles; two universities (1965, 1992). Pop: 303 475 (2001)

verb veto

  • blackball — If the members of a club blackball someone, they vote against that person being allowed to join their club.
  • blue pencil — deletion, alteration, or censorship of the contents of a book or other work
  • boxed in — simple past tense and past participle of box in.
  • call on — If you call on someone to do something or call upon them to do it, you say publicly that you want them to do it.
  • cast out — To cast out something or someone means to get rid of them because you do not like or need them, or do not want to take responsibility for them.

Antonyms for veto

verb veto

  • accede — If you accede to someone's request, you do what they ask.
  • accredit — If an educational qualification or institution is accredited, it is officially declared to be of an approved standard.
  • acknowledge — If you acknowledge a fact or a situation, you accept or admit that it is true or that it exists.
  • acquiesce — If you acquiesce in something, you agree to do what someone wants or to accept what they do.
  • add up — If facts or events do not add up, they make you confused about a situation because they do not seem to be consistent. If something that someone has said or done adds up, it is reasonable and sensible.

noun veto

  • acceptance — Acceptance of an offer or a proposal is the act of saying yes to it or agreeing to it.
  • accreditation — to ascribe or attribute to (usually followed by with): He was accredited with having said it.
  • acknowledgment — An acknowledgment is a statement or action which recognizes that something exists or is true.
  • acquiescence — Acquiescence is agreement to do what someone wants, or acceptance of what they do even though you do not agree with it.
  • admittance — Admittance is the act of entering a place or institution or the right to enter it.

Top questions with veto

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  • what is required for congress to override a presidential veto?
  • how many votes to override a veto?
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