veto
🇺🇸
/ˈviːtəʊ/
🇬🇧
/ˈviːtəʊ/
noun
R
the power to say no to something, especially to stop a law or decision
The president used his veto to stop the new law.
R
an act of saying no to something
There was a veto on hiring new people for months.
verb
R
to officially stop something from happening using your power
The government vetoed the plan to build the new road.
R
to refuse to accept or do what someone suggests
I wanted pizza, but my friends vetoed that idea.
translation
the power to say no to something, especially to stop a law or decision; an act of saying no to something
to officially stop something from happening using your power; to refuse to accept or do what someone suggests
Word Forms
3rd Present
vetoes
Past
vetoed
Perfect
vetoed
Progressive
vetoing
Plural
vetoes