veto.
A political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc.
Meaning & usage
A political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc.
An invocation of that right.
An authoritative prohibition or negative; a forbidding; an interdiction.
A technique or mechanism for discarding what would otherwise constitute a false positive in a scientific experiment.
Where this word comes from
From Latin vetō (“to forbid”).
To use a veto against.
The president vetoed the bill.
To countermand.
Mom and Dad vetoed our menu preferences for the holiday meal.
Where this word comes from
From Latin vetō (“to forbid”).
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