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veto

/ veto /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a vote that blocks a decision
Type of:
vote ballot voting
Kinds of:
pocket veto
Derived:
forbid prohibit interdict proscribe disallow
noun Sense 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)
Type of:
power powerfulness
Derived:
blackball negative
verb Sense 3
vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent
"The President vetoed the bill"
Type of:
oppose controvert contradict
Kinds of:
kill shoot down defeat vote down vote out
Derived:
negative
Entails:
vote
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
command against
"I forbid you to call me late at night"
"Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"
Opposites:
permit allow let countenance
Type of:
command require compel
Kinds of:
ban bar debar exclude enjoin
Derived:
prohibition ban proscription banishment interdict
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Semantic Complexity
97%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
40
Times Searched
3
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vote ballot voting pocket veto power powerfulness oppose controvert contradict kill shoot down defeat