veto
ve·to / ˈvētō/ • n. (pl. -toes) a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body: the legislature would have a veto over appointments to key posts. ∎ such a rejection. ∎ a prohibition: his veto on our drinking after the meal was annoying.• v. (-toes, -toed) [tr.] exercise a veto against (a decision or proposal made by a law-making body): the president vetoed the bill. ∎ refuse to accept or allow: the film star often has a right to veto the pictures used for publicity.DERIVATIVES: ve·to·er n.ORIGIN: early 17th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘I forbid,’ used by Roman tribunes of the people when opposing measures of the Senate.
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