Synonym: deny, refuse. Similar words: have to, have to do with, veteran, inveterate, give thanks, active transport, let off, get out. Meaning: ['vɪːtəʊ] 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 2. command against.
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31. A two-thirds majority is needed to override a veto.
32. President Clinton has vowed to veto the legislation.
33. The veto on transfer fees over £1,000 was forgotten.
34. Congress has the power to override the President's veto.
35. Wilson wrote in a veto message.
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36. City council members voted to override the mayor's veto.
37. The teams were to operate by consensus, each having the power to veto decisions, none with the power to impose.
38. Although that would reduce the union block vote more drastically than other options, it would also give both sides a veto.
39. J.. Even if passed by the Senate, it faces a near-certain presidential veto.
40. Jerry bought this place over my veto and holds the title.
41. Such arrangements also confer the power to veto airport development, and hence, often, to keep out competitors' flights.
42. Thus the headman had a veto over criminal prosecutions for the petty offences over which village tribunals had exclusive jurisdiction.
43. He can veto such plans, confirming his reputation as an uncaring conservative.
44. Congress surrendered some of its power Thursday and gave the presidency the authority to veto individual items in spending bills.
45. First and foremost[sentencedict.com], our fear that the right wing would have veto power over appointments to the Supreme Court.
46. In a key vote Wednesday night, the Senate agreed to give line-item veto authority to the next president.
47. Other contract proposals are languishing in the Senate, and Clinton has either vetoed or threatened to veto the rest.
48. The Bush administration criticized the decision and threatened to use its veto powers.
49. In Los Angeles, a Reagan spokeswoman said the former president was pleased the line-item veto had finally been signed into law.
50. The prominence of the legislative veto mechanism in our contemporary political system and its importance to Congress can hardly be overstated.
51. The council advises the chairman, who can not approve a proposal they reject, but can veto one they approve.
52. Britain retains a veto on tax issues in the Council of Ministers, the highest-level body in Brussels.
53. Clinton has vowed to veto the measure and a similar version now being considered by the Senate.
54. This would have given a veto to the whites, in particular Afrikaans-speaking whites.
55. Once the Soviet veto on change was withdrawn, there was suddenly no stopping point half way.
56. But with his veto this week of a bill that would have banned lobbyist gifts, the perplexed-bear analogy no longer works.
57. The first president to have the power, Clinton has now exercised the line-item veto 55 times in three months.
58. He said that if necessary he would use his presidential veto.
59. Will the Government veto a draft treaty Hon. Members Would you?
60. It also provided for increased powers for the provincial governments, including a veto for all provinces over future constitutional change.
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