| NOUN | act | veto | a vote that blocks a decision |
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| attribute | veto | 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 | social | veto, blackball, negative | vote against |
| communication | veto, forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, disallow, nix | command against |
| Sounds | viy'tow; viy'tow. | |
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| Rhymes | alto ... Yamamoto: 70 rhymes with tow... | |
| Meaning | A vote that blocks a decision. | |
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| Narrower | pocket veto | indirect veto of legislation by refusing / refusing to sign it |
| Broader | vote, ballot, voting, balloting | A choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative |
| Spanish | veto | |
| Catalan | vet | |
| Verbs | veto | command against |
| veto | vote against | |
| Meaning | 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). | |
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| Broader | power, powerfulness | possession of controlling influence |
| Spanish | veto | |
| Catalan | vet, veto | |
| Verbs | veto | vote against |
| Meaning | Vote against; refuse to endorse / endorse; refuse to assent. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "The President vetoed the bill" | |
| Synonyms | blackball, negative | |
| Entails | vote | Express a choice or opinion |
| Narrower | kill, shoot down, defeat, vote down, vote out | thwart the passage of |
| Broader | oppose, controvert, contradict | Be resistant to |
| Spanish | dar bola negra, echar bola negra, negar, vetar, votar en contra | |
| Catalan | donar bola negra a, vedar, vetar, votar en contra | |
| Nouns | veto | a vote that blocks a decision |
| veto | 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) | |
| Meaning | command against. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | |
| Model | Sam and Sue veto the movie | |
| Example | "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store" | |
| Synonyms | forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, disallow, nix | |
| Narrower | ban | prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure |
| bar, debar, exclude | prevent from entering | |
| enjoin | issue an injunction | |
| outlaw, criminalize, criminalise, illegalize, illegalise | declare illegal | |
| Broader | command, require | make someone do something |
| Opposite | permit, allow, let, countenance | consent to, give permission |
| Spanish | desaprobar, impedir, negar, prohibir, proscribir, rechazar, vetar | |
| Catalan | anul·lar, impedir, prohibir, rebutjar, refusar | |
| Nouns | veto | a vote that blocks a decision |
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