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Definition veto in British English

veto noun

[countable] noun
/ˈviːtəʊ/
1

an official refusal to approve or allow something

Example

The government has threatened a veto of any tax reform proposals.

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1.1

the right to refuse to approve or allow something, especially the right given by a constitution to prevent a law from being passed

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Definition veto in British English