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Synonyms for veto
ˈvi toʊve·to
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Princeton's WordNet
vetonoun
a vote that blocks a decision
vetoverb
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)
veto, blackball, negativeverb
vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent
"The President vetoed the bill"
Synonyms:
blackball, ostracize, forbid, negative, ostracise, prohibit, banish, ban, nix, interdict, proscribe, cast out, disallow, shunforbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow, nixverb
command against
"I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"
Synonyms:
blackball, interdict, forestall, disallow, prohibit, preclude, nix, negative, prevent, proscribe, foreclose, forbid
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
vetonoun
Synonyms:
prohibition (of a legislative act by the executive), refusal to sanctionvetoverb
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#2167 | prevent | |
#2605 | negative | |
#5429 | ban | |
#10096 | vet | |
#13003 | prohibit | |
#19868 | veto | |
#20868 | preclude | |
#21483 | nix | |
#23833 | forbid | |
#31524 | shun | |
#32325 | disallow | |
#50455 | banish | |
#74866 | foreclose | |
#75403 | forestall | |
#108408 | interdict | |
#109599 | cassation | |
#127559 | blackball | |
#139126 | proscribe | |
#258195 | ostracize |
How to use veto in a sentence?
In addition to taking away Americans' health care security, the bill would increase the deficit, remove policies that have helped slow health care cost growth and improve the quality of care patients receive, and detract from the work the Congress could be doing to further job creation and economic growth, if the President were presented with H.R. 596, he would veto it.
Quite honestly I don't think that my actions in following the constitution, in terms of a veto process, in trying to put together a budget that is going to be sustainable, is going to end up being a grounds for recall.
We have plans in place to begin filming Lee Daniels’ new film in Georgia later this year, but will move the production if this unlawful bill in enacted, we hope Governor Deal will veto bill HB 757 and not allow sanctioned bigotry to become law in Georgia.
While the U.N. Security Council can reach majority opinion and sometimes consensus on pressing international issues, there are glaring times when it is a complete failure. This is one such case, with Russia, a veto-wielding permanent member of the council, there is no way to avoid Moscow blocking a resolution that would condemn Russian aggression and support a ceasefire that would end to this horrific war.
The American people gave the Congress to a group of very conservative Republicans, when they passed bills with the veto-proof majority with a lot of Democrats voting for it, that I couldn't stop, all of a sudden we turn out to be maniacal deregulators. I mean, come on.
Translations for veto
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- vetoCzech
- vetoDanish
- Einspruch, VetoGerman
- βέτο, αρνησικυρία, προβάλλω βέτο, προβάλλω αρνησικυρίαGreek
- vetoi, vetooEsperanto
- veto, vetarSpanish
- veto, veto-oikeusFinnish
- vetoFrench
- crosadh, crosIrish
- վետոArmenian
- beita neitunarvaldi, neitunarvaldIcelandic
- 拒否, 拒否権Japanese
- vetare, vetitum, vetui, vetoLatin
- vetoDutch
- wetować, weto, zawetowaćPolish
- veto, vetarPortuguese
- вето, право вето, запрещение, наложить ветоRussian
- zabranjenje, veto, zabranaSerbo-Croatian
- vetoSwedish
- 否决Chinese
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