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
James Factora, Them., 28 Mar. 2025
If one more House Republican had broken ranks, Kelly’s veto would have been sustained, since override votes require two-thirds supermajorities in both chambers.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2025
Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Under this doctrine, a majority of the Court may veto any action by a federal agency which five justices believe to be too politically or economically significant.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 19 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Kentucky’s legislature has overridden Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of a bill that allows conversion therapy to resume in the state and that bans Medicaid funds from being used for gender-affirming care, including for adults.
—James Factora, Them., 28 Mar. 2025
If one more House Republican had broken ranks, Kelly’s veto would have been sustained, since override votes require two-thirds supermajorities in both chambers.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2025
Verb
Image In 2019, Wisconsin Republicans passed legislation to allow Tesla to sell cars directly, but Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat, vetoed the measure.
—Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Under this doctrine, a majority of the Court may veto any action by a federal agency which five justices believe to be too politically or economically significant.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for veto
Noun
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Lake’s burn ban — put in place after its index broke 500 on Tuesday — prohibits recreational fires and burning yard debris.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2025
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Students have already found ways to get around cellphone bans at Los Angeles public schools The bans, which went into effect mid-February at hundreds of L.A. Unified schools, have been partly enforced by having students stow their cellphones in a locking neoprene pouch.—
Christian Orozco,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Griffin launched a legal challenge and on April 4, a three-judge panel of the North Carolina court of appeals ruled 2-1 that the state's elections board erred in dismissing Griffin's protests about invalid election ballots.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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Stocks temporarily jumped on speculation of a possibly delay in the tariffs, but the White House later dismissed talk of a pause.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2025
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Jha highlighted that in the absence of any strict contractual prohibitions mentioned in the licensing agreements between the streamer and creator, platforms tend to exercise their own editorial discretion.—
Viren Naidu,
IndieWire,
2 Apr. 2025
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Short of a full prohibition, Congress could also look to copy smart reforms from the states, as Judge Glock and Renu Mukherjee have written in a recent Manhattan Institute report.—
The Editors,
National Review,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Rick kills one of the security men, as Chelsea is shot in the chest.—
Colleen Kratofil,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Then in the third period, once again killing a penalty with the Canadiens clinging to a 2-1 lead, and just after Sam Montembeault made a series of saves on Sean Couturier to maintain that lead, Suzuki added to it with the winning goal.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Kylie said Jason refused to let the name just be Finn and insisted on Finnley.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Read Next National Company refused to hire women as AL security officers, feds say.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Veto.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/veto. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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