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noun

ˈvē-(ˌ)tō How to pronounce veto (audio)
Definition of vetonext
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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veto

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verb

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
Noun
Snyder believes one reason for the veto has to do with other projects like the Delta Tunnel. — Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 The veto came on the last day Newsom could sign or reject bills that passed this year. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
California’s governor last week vetoed legislation that would have penalized the use of smart glasses to record people without their permission in places like changing rooms, doctor’s offices and other spaces people generally consider private. — Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 Months later, DeSantis vetoed all US$4 million in budget requests by county lawmakers and placed the county under a state DOGE audit. — Liv Coleman, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for veto
Recent Examples of Synonyms for veto
  1. ban
  2. dismiss
  3. prohibition
  4. kill
  5. refuse
Noun
  • Indonesia imposed a ban on nickel ore exports to encourage smelters to move refining operations to the country; the country is now pushing to attract more of the EV value chain, including car and battery manufacturing.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Kraft used the Gillette Stadium account to defend his ban on Macklemore; a rep for Kraft did not immediately respond to Variety‘s request for comment.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of ban
Verb
  • Tinubu was not criminally charged, and the case was dismissed with prejudice after the money was forfeited.
    — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • After a Washtenaw County Court judge dismissed the suit, Shriver refiled the FOIA case in Michigan’s Court of Claims last month.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of dismiss
Noun
  • From the time of Bitcoin’s 2009 launch, crypto had occupied the murkier end of legal gray zones; in the eyes of CFTC regulators, crypto prediction markets, which inherited the moral and legal residue of gambling prohibition, were doubly marked.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Regulation over prohibition Haddow said the association supports state regulations that require testing, labeling and age restrictions rather than outright bans.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of prohibition
Verb
  • On the politics, his statement summons a legacy-killing disaster by wagering that nothing will go wrong, when something likely will go wrong during his presidency.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Mothers Against Drunk Driving, or MADD, was founded in 1980 by a mother whose 13-year-old daughter was killed by an intoxicated driver.
    — Kent Sepkowitz, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of kill
Verb
  • The court may, in fact, be on the verge of requiring taxpayers to fund religious schools that refuse to admit LGBTQ students and parents.
    — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The snack company refused and asked the band to stop throwing Cheez-Its from the stage.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of refuse

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