veto-power

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Definitions of veto-power word

noun plural veto-power 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. 2
noun plural veto-power the exercise of this right. 1
noun plural veto-power Also called veto message. a document exercising such right and setting forth the reasons for such action. 1
noun plural veto-power 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-power an emphatic prohibition of any sort. 1
noun plural veto-power pocket veto. 1

before 1620

One of the 42% oldest English words

First recorded in 1620-30, veto is from the Latin word vetō I forbid

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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".