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- [vee-toh]
- /ˈvi toʊ/
- /ˈviː.təʊ/
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- [vee-toh]
- /ˈvi toʊ/
Definitions of vetoed word
- noun plural vetoed 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 vetoed the exercise of this right. 1
- noun plural vetoed Also called veto message. a document exercising such right and setting forth the reasons for such action. 1
- noun plural vetoed 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 vetoed an emphatic prohibition of any sort. 1
- noun plural vetoed pocket veto. 1
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Origin of vetoed
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
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Parts of speech for Vetoed
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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vetoed 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for vetoed
adj vetoed
- forbidden — a past participle of forbid.
- impermissible — not permissible or allowable; unallowable.
adjective vetoed
- declined — to withhold or deny consent to do, enter into or upon, etc.; refuse: He declined to say more about it.
- disallowed — Forbidden.
- disapproved — Simple past tense and past participle of disapprove.
- out — away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical order; to go out to dinner.
verb vetoed
- dispraised — Simple past tense and past participle of dispraise.
- forbade — a simple past tense of forbid.
- forfended — Simple past tense and past participle of forfend.
- quashed — to put down or suppress completely; quell; subdue: to quash a rebellion.
noun vetoed
- kiboshed — Simple past tense and past participle of kibosh.
- negatived — Simple past tense and past participle of negative.
- nixed — nothing.
- quitclaimed — Simple past tense and past participle of quitclaim.
Antonyms for vetoed
adj vetoed
- all in — If you say that you are all in, you mean that you are extremely tired.
- all over — All over a place means in every part of it.
- crisped — (especially of food) hard but easily breakable; brittle: crisp toast.
- done — past participle of do1 .
- go-ahead — permission or a signal to proceed: They got the go-ahead on the construction work.
verb vetoed
- acceded — Simple past tense and past participle of accede.
- acknowledged — recognized as being true or existing
- acquiesced — to assent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest; agree; consent: to acquiesce halfheartedly in a business plan.
- attested — (of cattle, etc) certified to be free from a disease, esp from tuberculosis
- capacitated — Simple past tense and past participle of capacitate.
noun vetoed
- assented — to agree or concur; subscribe to (often followed by to): to assent to a statement.
- certificated — A certificated person has been awarded a certificate to prove that they have achieved a certain level or standard.
- channeled — the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway.
- comped — a ticket, book, service, etc., provided free of charge to specially chosen recipients.
- consented — to permit, approve, or agree; comply or yield (often followed by to or an infinitive): He consented to the proposal. We asked her permission, and she consented.
adjective vetoed
- endorsed — Declare one's public approval or support of.
- entrepreneurial — Characterized by the taking of financial risks in the hope of profit; enterprising.
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