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Defenition of the word veto

    • Defenition of the word veto

      • To use one's influence or rights to prevent something from being done.
      • To tell not to do something.
      • command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"
      • a vote that blocks a decision
      • the power or right to prohibit or reject a proposed or intended act esp the power of a chief executive to reject a bill passed by the legislature
      • vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent
      • 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)
      • command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"
      • vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill"
      • command against

    Synonyms for the word veto

      • ban
      • bar
      • blackball
      • disallow
      • disapprove
      • embargo
      • forbid
      • interdict
      • negative
      • outlaw
      • prohibit
      • prohibition
      • proscribe
      • proscription
      • refusal
      • refuse
      • reject
      • rejection
      • sanction
      • turn down

    Similar words in the veto

      • veto
      • veto's
      • vetoed
      • vetoes
      • vetoing

    Hyponyms for the word veto

      • ban
      • bar
      • criminalise
      • criminalize
      • debar
      • defeat
      • enjoin
      • exclude
      • illegalise
      • illegalize
      • kill
      • outlaw
      • pocket veto
      • shoot down
      • vote down
      • vote out

    Hypernyms for the word veto

      • ballot
      • balloting
      • command
      • compel
      • contradict
      • controvert
      • oppose
      • potency
      • power
      • powerfulness
      • require
      • vote
      • voting

    Antonyms for the word veto

      • allow
      • countenance
      • let
      • permit

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