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veto

noun verb

A political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc.

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Word length
4
Starts with
V
Ends with
O
Contains
ET
Scrabble score
7

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Pronunciation

/ˈviːtəʊ/ /ˈviːtəʊ/ /ˈviːtoʊ/

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Definitions

noun

  1. A political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc.

  2. An invocation of that right.

  3. An authoritative prohibition or negative; a forbidding; an interdiction.

verb

  1. To use a veto against.

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