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.
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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. — Oldman
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. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From Latin vetō (“to forbid”).From Latin vetō (“to forbid”).
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