Veto

[Ve·to]

A veto is a no vote that blocks a decision. The President can veto some bills that pass his desk.

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An authoritative prohibition or negative; a forbidding; an interdiction.

Noun
a vote that blocks a decision

Noun
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)

Verb
command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"

Verb
vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill"

n.
An authoritative prohibition or negative; a forbidding; an interdiction.

n.
A power or right possessed by one department of government to forbid or prohibit the carrying out of projects attempted by another department; especially, in a constitutional government, a power vested in the chief executive to prevent the enactment of measures passed by the legislature. Such a power may be absolute, as in the case of the Tribunes of the People in ancient Rome, or limited, as in the case of the President of the United States. Called also the veto power.

n.
The exercise of such authority; an act of prohibition or prevention; as, a veto is probable if the bill passes.

n.
A document or message communicating the reasons of the executive for not officially approving a proposed law; -- called also veto message.

v. t.
To prohibit; to negative; also, to refuse assent to, as a legislative bill, and thus prevent its enactment; as, to veto an appropriation bill.

Veto

Ve"to , n.; pl. Vetoes . [L. veto I forbid.] 1. An authoritative prohibition or negative; a forbidding; an interdiction.

This contemptuous veto of her husband's on any intimacy with her family.

2. Specifically: -- (a) A power or right possessed by one department of government to forbid or prohibit the carrying out of projects attempted by another department; especially, in a constitutional government, a power vested in the chief executive to prevent the enactment of measures passed by the legislature. Such a power may be absolute, as in the case of the Tribunes of the People in ancient Rome, or limited, as in the case of the President of the United States. Called also the veto power. (b) The exercise of such authority; an act of prohibition or prevention; as, a veto is probable if the bill passes. (c) A document or message communicating the reasons of the executive for not officially approving a proposed law; -- called also veto message. [U.S.] &hand; Veto is not a term employed in the Federal Constitution, but seems to be of popular use only. Abbott.

Veto

Ve"to, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vetoed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Vetoing.] To prohibit; to negative; also, to refuse assent to, as a legislative bill, and thus prevent its enactment; as, to veto an appropriation bill.

An authoritative prohibition or negative; a forbidding; an interdiction.

To prohibit; to negative; also, to refuse assent to, as a legislative bill, and thus prevent its enactment; as, to veto an appropriation bill.

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Usage Examples

I've criticized President Bush for his failure to use his veto pen. There's plenty of blame to go around. The question is how to solve problems. It's not bailouts. What made America great? Free markets, free enterprise, manufacturing, job creation. That's how we're gonna do it, not by enlarging government.

The first pork-barrel bill that crosses my desk, I'm going to veto it and make the authors of those pork-barrel items famous all over America.

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Other Usage Examples

The fact is, if our primary legislative goals are to repeal and replace the health spending bill to end the bailouts cut spending and shrink the size and scope of government, the only way to do all these things it is to put someone in the White House who won't veto any of these things.

You got to have a courageous president to stand up and says, listen, if - if you send a bill to me that spends more money than what we've coming in, I'll veto it. I mean, I'm going to try to work with you the best I can, but I'm going to veto it.