veto

  • 41veto — 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

  • 42veto — ve|to1 [ˈvi:təu US tou] v past tense and past participle vetoed present participle vetoing third person singular vetoes [T] 1.) if someone in authority vetoes something, they refuse to allow it to happen, especially something that other people or …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 43veto — Synonyms and related words: absolute veto, ban, block, constitute, decline, decree, defeat, denial, deny, disallow, disallowance, embargo, enact, enact laws, executive veto, filibuster, forbid, get the floor, have the floor, interdict,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 44veto */ — 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… …

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  • 45veto — vetoer, n. /vee toh/, n., pl. vetoes, v., vetoed, vetoing. n. 1. the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, esp. the right of a president, governor, or other… …

    Universalium

  • 46VETO — *  (On prononce Veto absolu, veto suspensif, La faculté de refuser à un acte législatif le caractère de loi, ou pour toujours, ou pour un temps limité.  Par extension, Chaque chambre a le veto sur l autre, A le droit de refuser un projet proposé… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 47VETO — n. m. Mot emprunté du latin qui signifie Je m’oppose. Faculté qu’a un personnage politique de refuser sa sanction à un acte du pouvoir législatif. à Rome, les tribuns du peuple exerçaient le droit de veto. L’Assemblée constituante avait reconnu… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 48Veto — Sein Veto gegen etwas einlegen: Widerspruch einlegen, etwas widersprechen. Die Redensart ist Mitte des 18. Jahrhunderts aufgekommen und geht zurück auf lateinisch ›veto‹, 1. Person Singular von ›vetare‹: verbieten, untersagen.{{ppd}}    Von… …

    Das Wörterbuch der Idiome

  • 49veto — vè·to s.m. 1. CO atto formale che preclude l esecuzione di un provvedimento, di una decisione, di una proposta: diritto di veto; porre il veto a una legge, impedire che diventi esecutiva 2. TS dir.rom. facoltà dei magistrati, spec. dei tribuni… …

    Dizionario italiano

  • 50veto — is., Fr. veto Bir yetkinin, bir yasanın, bir kararın yürürlüğe girmesine karşı çıkma hakkı Cumhurbaşkanına veto hakkı ve başkumandanlık salahiyeti verilmesi hususunda... Y. K. Karaosmanoğlu Birleşik Sözler veto hakkı Atasözü, Deyim ve Birleşik… …

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