- Power of Veto
Power of Veto may refer to one of the following:
* The power toveto in general
*United Nations Security Council veto power
* Power of Veto in the reality TV series "Big Brother"
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Power of Veto
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Veto — For other uses of Veto , see Veto (disambiguation). A veto, Latin for I forbid , is the power of an officer of the state to unilaterally stop an official action, especially enactment of a piece of legislation. Veto: An emphatic prohibition of any … Wikipedia
veto — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ effective ▪ government, gubernatorial (AmE), presidential ▪ line item (AmE) ▪ The Governor used a line item veto to eliminate a $1 m … Collocations dictionary
veto — 01. The President has power of [veto] in the American political system. 02. The boss has [vetoed] our plans to expand the Research and Development Department, due to financial constraints. 03. The board has indicated it will [veto] the decision… … Grammatical examples in English
power — pow|er1 W1S1 [ˈpauə US paur] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(control)¦ 2¦(government)¦ 3¦(influence)¦ 4¦(right/authority)¦ 5¦(ability)¦ 6¦(energy)¦ 7 earning/purchasing/bargaining etc power 8¦(strength)¦ 9¦(electricity)¦ 10 air/sea p … Dictionary of contemporary English
power — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 authority/control ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, ultimate ▪ considerable, enormous, tremendous ▪ real ▪ … Collocations dictionary
veto */ — I UK [ˈviːtəʊ] / US [ˈvɪtoʊ] verb [transitive] Word forms veto : present tense I/you/we/they veto he/she/it vetoes present participle vetoing past tense vetoed past participle vetoed 1) to officially refuse to approve or allow something The… … English dictionary
veto — [[t]vi͟ːtoʊ[/t]] vetoes, vetoing, vetoed 1) VERB If someone in authority vetoes something, they forbid it, or stop it being put into action. [V n] De Gaulle vetoed Britain s application to join the EEC... [V n] The President vetoed the economic… … English dictionary
power — 1 noun 1 CONTROL (U) the ability or right to control people or events: We all felt that the chairman had too much power. | He was motivated by greed, envy, and the lust for power. (+ over): She has a lot of power over the people in her team. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Veto — Ve to, n.; pl. {Vetoes}. [L. veto I forbid.] [1913 Webster] 1. An authoritative prohibition or negative; a forbidding; an interdiction. [1913 Webster] This contemptuous veto of her husband s on any intimacy with her family. G. Eliot. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
veto message — Veto Ve to, n.; pl. {Vetoes}. [L. veto I forbid.] [1913 Webster] 1. An authoritative prohibition or negative; a forbidding; an interdiction. [1913 Webster] This contemptuous veto of her husband s on any intimacy with her family. G. Eliot. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
