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Meaning of veto

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  veto
      n 1: a vote that blocks a decision
      2: the power or right to prohibit or reject a proposed or
         intended act (especially the power of a chief executive to
         reject a bill passed by the legislature)
      v 1: vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The
           President vetoed the bill" [syn: {veto}, {blackball},
           {negative}]
      2: command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night";
         "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed
         our plans" [syn: {forbid}, {prohibit}, {interdict},
         {proscribe}, {veto}, {disallow}, {nix}] [ant: {allow},
         {countenance}, {let}, {permit}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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