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Meanings of veto in English

Portuguese
vetar
Catalan
donar bola negra a
Spanish
echar bola negra

Vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent.

        vetar
        Portuguese
        proibir
        Spanish
        rechazar

        Command against.

          proibir

          To use one's influence or rights to prevent something from being done.

                Usage of veto in English
                1
                Either house could reject the resolution, and the president has veto power.
                Reuters
                2
                Opposition politicians said they would seek ways to challenge the government's veto.
                The Guardian
                3
                The Prime Minister also raised concerns about council members' right to veto.
                Radio NZ
                4
                Russia and China are among the Security Council's five permanent, veto-holding members.
                Reuters
                5
                Parliament passed the law seven months ago, overturning a veto from Karzai.
                Reuters
                6
                The Board will have the right to question the Commission's veto again.
                Reuters
                7
                It was only the second veto of Trump's presidency, both this year.
                Reuters
                8
                Obama had long threatened a veto, saying the legislation threatened the talks.
                Reuters
                9
                The European Parliament has a veto over any future EU-UK trade deal.
                Reuters
                10
                The party has indicated it will veto future bids to introduce legislation.
                BBC
                11
                They are also able to veto laws passed by the National Assembly.
                Reuters
                12
                UK sources say that amounts to a Scottish veto over UK policy.
                The Guardian
                13
                But here, could Russia veto a resolution whose goal would be humanitarian?
                Reuters
                14
                China holds veto power as a permanent member of the security council.
                The Guardian
                15
                The UN would be better off and more democratic without veto powers.
                The South African
                16
                Under a 1982 law, Congress can override the State of Nevada's veto.
                The Irish Times
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