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veto

/ˈvi.toʊ/noun, verb2 syllables

Veto means: command against.

Synonyms for veto8

verb, as in command against

forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, disallow, nix

verb, as in vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent

blackball, negative

What does veto mean?4

verb

1

command against“I forbid you to call me late at night”

2

vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent“The President vetoed the bill”

noun

1

a vote that blocks a decision

2

the power or right to prohibit or reject a proposed or intended act (especially the power of a chief executive to reject a bill passed by the legislature)

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with veto?3

three syllables

mosquitoburrito

four syllables

incognito
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Veto in a sentence

  • I think the president's going to veto the bill.CK
  • The President vetoed the bill, but Congress overrode his veto.orcrist
  • I have no authority to veto it.CM
  • The president made use of his veto.sundown
  • The President vetoed the law after Congress passed it.Source_VOA
  • The bank vetoed my student loan application.Source_VOA
  • On July tenth, the veto was announced.Source_VOA
  • Cyprus will veto Turkey's membership in the European Union.janTuki

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of veto

as a noun

plural
vetoes

as a verb

past tense
vetoed
past participle
vetoed
present participle
vetoing
third-person singular
vetoes