veto
A political right to disapprove of the process of a decision, a law etcA political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc.
» Tom's parents vetoed his summer plans.
Meaning
4 sensesA political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc.
Veto, Einspruch
ве́тоvéto, пра́во ве́тоprávo véto
пра́во ве́тоprávo véto
An invocation of that right.
Veto
ве́тоvéto, запреще́ниеzapreščénije, запре́тzaprét
ве́тоvéto
An authoritative prohibition or negative; a forbidding; an interdiction.
Einspruch
A technique or mechanism for discarding what would otherwise constitute a false positive in a scientific experiment.
- a vote that blocks a decision
- 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)
Examples
20 sentencesTom's parents vetoed his summer plans.
I think the president's going to veto the bill.
deIch glaube, der Präsident wird gegen die Gesetzesvorlage Einspruch erheben.
Our plan got vetoed.
Tom vetoed his own plan.
Mary's parents vetoed her summer plans.
deMarys Eltern lehnten ihre Pläne für den Sommer ab.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin vetō (“to forbid”).From Latin vetō (“to forbid”).
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