veto
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(noun) a vote that blocks a decision |
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Related Words: ballot, balloting, pocket veto, vote, voting |
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(verb) vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent |
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Synonyms: blackball, negative |
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Related Words: contradict, controvert, defeat, kill, oppose, vote down, vote out |
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(noun) the power or right to prohibit or reject a proposed or intended act esp the power of a chief executive to reject a bill passed by the legislature |
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Related Words: potency, power, powerfulness |
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(verb) command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night" |
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Synonyms: disallow, forbid, interdict, prohibit, proscribe |
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Related Words: ban, bar, command, compel, criminalize, debar, enjoin, exclude, illegalize, outlaw, require |
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