as in ban
an order that something not be done or used
management's veto of our suggestion about allowing casual dress on Fridays
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as in to dismiss
to reject by or as if by a vote
my husband quickly vetoed my suggestion that we adopt the stray dog
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Recent Examples of veto
Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 3 Dec. 2024
The measure became law only after the legislature overrode DeWine’s veto.
—Julie Carr Smyth and Geoff Mulvihill, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Ryan Morik, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
Her Republican predecessor – Gov. Rick Snyder – went on to veto a measure Republicans passed during lame duck that would have empowered the state Legislature to intervene in legal battles.
—Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 4 Dec. 2024
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With the veto issue out of the way, the broker fee bill’s set to become law 180 days after its enactment.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 3 Dec. 2024
The measure became law only after the legislature overrode DeWine’s veto.
—Julie Carr Smyth and Geoff Mulvihill, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Verb
Roughly 2½ years after former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed a bill to restrict transgender athletes in girls and women's sports, Republican leaders in the state are making another push to do so.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
Her Republican predecessor – Gov. Rick Snyder – went on to veto a measure Republicans passed during lame duck that would have empowered the state Legislature to intervene in legal battles.
—Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 4 Dec. 2024
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What Happens Next Sanctioned parties are now subject to asset freezes, with the individuals also facing travel bans.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement The companies responded by suing the U.S. government in May, saying a ban would violate 1st Amendment rights.Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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The case was previously scheduled to go to trial in August 2025, but is now expected to be dismissed.Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 14 Dec. 2024
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The charges were later dismissed and Nifong was disbarred.Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Both countries recently announced prohibitions on exports of those materials to one another.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 10 Dec. 2024
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Illinois passed its legacy admission prohibition in August, following Maryland, which enacted a legacy admission ban in April that applies to both public and private colleges.Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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Since the war began, Israeli strikes have killed around 700 people tasked with protecting the trucks, according to local officials.Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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The Rams got to the four-yard line, but penalties killed the threat and forced them to settle for a field goal early in the fourth quarter.Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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The most memorable productions may have involved classics of one kind or another, but these works were reborn in stagings that refused to play it safe.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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China has labeled Lai a separatist and refuses to engage in dialogue with him, further increasing hostilities.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Veto.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/veto. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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