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veto Definition

veto (vē′tō)

noun pl. -·toes

    1. an order prohibiting some proposed or intended act; prohibition, esp. by a person in authority
    2. the power to prevent action by such prohibition
  2. the constitutional right or power of a ruler or legislature to reject bills passed by another branch of the government
  3. ☆ in the U.S.,
    1. the power of the President to refuse to sign a bill passed by Congress, preventing it from becoming law unless it is passed again (with a two-thirds majority) by both houses
    2. a similar power held by the governors of states
    3. the exercise of this power
  4. ☆ a document or message giving the reasons of the executive for rejecting a bill
  5. the power of any of the five permanent members of the Security Council of the United Nations to cast a negative vote, affirmative votes of all five being required to take action on other than procedural matters

Etymology: L, I forbid < vetare, to forbid

transitive verb -·toed, -·to·ing

  1. to prevent (a bill) from becoming law by a veto
  2. to forbid; prohibit; refuse consent to

veto Related Forms
ve′·toer noun
veto Synonyms

veto

n.

rejection, interdiction, prohibition, declination, negative; see also denial 1, refusal.

veto Synonyms

veto

v.

interdict, prohibit, decline; see deny, forbid, refuse.

veto Law Definition

n

v

  1. The power of one branch of government to prohibit a certain action by another; for example, the chief executive’s right to refuse to sign a legislature-passed bill into law.
  2. The act of refusing or canceling the act of another or the passage of a law. 
pocket veto
As to a chief executive of a governmental body, such as the President of the United States, the failure to approve a proposed legislative act, thereby resulting in the proposed law not being passed, and therefore “vetoed.” 
veto Usage Examples

Object

  • ityet: Home credits burglary new approach to vetoed ityet who at least in.
  • bill: John Penn vetoed two bills which had been passed by the Assembly.
  • resolution: He does not, however, have the power to veto the airspace resolution.
  • disclosure: Yet the department's own policy would prevent this happening, allowing the secondee to veto disclosure, even to Parliament.
  • proposal: During this consultation period local bodies can veto the proposal.
  • legislation: The Secretary of State has power to veto the legislation.

Converse of object

  • abolish: The General Assembly must require the Security Council to abolish the veto.
  • surrender: He also plans to surrender the veto on a wide range of decision making in December this year - some patriot that.
  • retain: Whilst we retain a veto, we retain our freedom to say " No " .
  • threaten: Russia opposes the new plan, and has threatened a veto at the UN Security Council.
  • exercise: Both parties can exercise a single veto to obtain an alternative mediator.

Adjective modifier

  • ministerial: However, the Campaign warned that the Bill's ministerial veto could undermine the right of access.
  • Unionist: It is the exercise of a Unionist veto on the agreement.
  • unreasonable: Question: You have made it clear that if there was an unreasonable veto you might go ahead with the Americans.
  • presidential: Ultimately, both provisions were removed from these bills under threat of a presidential veto.
  • absolute: The Lords retain an absolute veto over such a bill.
  • national: She gave up huge chunks of our national veto in negotiating the ' Single European Act ' ten years later.

Modifies a noun

  • power: The Gazette staff wants veto power over any more planned changes.
  • threat: Private veto threats issued outside the public eye halted a host of minor legislation to which Bush objected.

Noun used with modifier

  • unionist: Either the unionist veto continues or the Good Friday agreement is implemented.
veto Quotes

Supposing the Press in order, the people in their right wits, and news or no news to be the question, a Public Mercury should not have my Vote, because I think it makes the Multitude too familiar with the actions and counsels of their superiors, too pragmatical and censorious, and gives them not onlyan itch but a kind of colourable right to be meddling with the government.

—L'Estrange, Sir Roger

Securitycan only be obtained bya scheme by whichthe nations of Europe and outside agree together that all will guarantee each, and each will guarantee all. The purposes ofthewar will be attained ifthereisa League of Nations with an absolute and decisive veto upon any mere aggression, and consideration of any legitimate claims that any of the countries engaged in the war may be able to make good.

—Lees-Smith, Hastings Bernard