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veto

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﹒A constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.

﹒The exercise of such a right to forbid or prevent an action.

﹒To reject or prohibit something authoritatively.

Examples

﹒The president decided to veto the controversial bill passed by Congress.

﹒My brother tried to veto my choice of movie, but I insisted on watching the horror film.

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