liberum veto
A parliamentary rule in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, allowing any dissenting…A parliamentary rule in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, allowing any dissenting member of the legislature to force an immediate end to the current session and nullify any legislation that had already been passed.
Meaning
2 senses(historical)A parliamentary rule in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, allowing any dissenting member of the legislature to force an immediate end to the current session and nullify any legislation that had already been passed.
(broadly)Any system in which a single dissenting member can unilaterally block an action.
The US, Russia, UK, France, and China have liberum veto power in the UN Security Council, allowing them to shield themselves and their allies from UN oversight.
Translations
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Borrowed from Polish liberum veto.Borrowed from Polish liberum veto.
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Forms
plural: liberum vetos| Singular | liberum veto |
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See also
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