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• veto — ve‧to [ˈviːtəʊ ǁ toʊ] verb [transitive] LAW to officially refuse to allow something to happen, especially something other people have agreed: • An attempt to use £35 million to strengthen the bank s capital was vetoed by bank regulators. veto… …   Financial and business terms

• veto — 1 verb vetoed, vetoing (T) 1 to officially refuse to allow something to happen, especially something that other people or organizations have agreed: The president vetoed a tax increase on gasoline last week. 2 to refuse to accept a particular… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• veto — ve·to 1 / vē tō/ n pl ve·toes [Latin, I forbid, refuse assent to] 1: an authoritative prohibition 2 a: a power vested in a chief executive to prevent permanently or temporarily the enactment of measures passed by a legislature b: the exercise of… …   Law dictionary

• veto — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ effective ▪ government, gubernatorial (AmE), presidential ▪ line item (AmE) ▪ The Governor used a line item veto to eliminate a $1 m …   Collocations dictionary

• power — pow|er1 W1S1 [ˈpauə US paur] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(control)¦ 2¦(government)¦ 3¦(influence)¦ 4¦(right/authority)¦ 5¦(ability)¦ 6¦(energy)¦ 7 earning/purchasing/bargaining etc power 8¦(strength)¦ 9¦(electricity)¦ 10 air/sea p …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• veto — /ˈvitoʊ / (say veetoh) noun (plural vetos or vetoes) 1. the power or right of preventing action by a prohibition. 2. a prohibition directed against some proposed or intended act. –verb (t) (vetoed, vetoing) 3. to prevent (a proposal, legislative… …  

• Right of Exclusion — • The alleged competence of the more important Catholic countries, Austria, France, and Spain, to indicate to their respective cardinal protector, or cardinal procurator, those members of the Sacred College who were personæ minus gratæ, so that,… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Veto — Ve to, n.; pl. {Vetoes}. [L. veto I forbid.] [1913 Webster] 1. An authoritative prohibition or negative; a forbidding; an interdiction. [1913 Webster] This contemptuous veto of her husband s on any intimacy with her family. G. Eliot. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• veto message — Veto Ve to, n.; pl. {Vetoes}. [L. veto I forbid.] [1913 Webster] 1. An authoritative prohibition or negative; a forbidding; an interdiction. [1913 Webster] This contemptuous veto of her husband s on any intimacy with her family. G. Eliot. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• veto power — veto teisė statusas T sritis Politika apibrėžtis Kurios nors valdžios institucijos, koalicijos nario ir panaši teisė sustabdyti kitos valdžios institucijos (koalicijos nario) priimto sprendimo įsigaliojimą; dažniausiai suprantama kaip valstybės… …   Politikos mokslų enciklopedinis žodynas

• veto right — veto teisė statusas T sritis Politika apibrėžtis Kurios nors valdžios institucijos, koalicijos nario ir panaši teisė sustabdyti kitos valdžios institucijos (koalicijos nario) priimto sprendimo įsigaliojimą; dažniausiai suprantama kaip valstybės… …   Politikos mokslų enciklopedinis žodynas