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English noun: veto | |||
| 1. | veto (act) a vote that blocks a decision | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ballot, balloting, vote, voting | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | pocket veto | ||
| 2. | veto (attribute) 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) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | power, powerfulness | ||
English verb: veto | |||
| 1. | veto (social) vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent | ||
| Samples | The President vetoed the bill. | ||
| Synonyms | blackball, negative | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | contradict, controvert, oppose | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | defeat, kill, shoot down, vote down, vote out | ||
| Entail | vote | ||
| 2. | veto (communication) command against | ||
| Samples | I forbid you to call me late at night. Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store. Dad nixed our plans. | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue veto the movie | ||
| Synonyms | disallow, forbid, interdict, nix, prohibit, proscribe | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | command, require | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ban, bar, criminalise, criminalize, debar, enjoin, exclude, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw | ||
| Antonyms | countenance, permit, allow, let | ||
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