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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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
Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2026
However, that landmark SB 53 was quickly followed by Newsom’s veto of another transparency bill that would have added a layer of protection for California’s water.
—Chaewon Chung
updated January 8, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Garrett Downs, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
The president vetoed both in December.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for veto
Noun
In order to override a presidential veto, Congress would need the support of two-thirds of the House and the Senate.
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Trump was accused of vetoing both bills for political reasons.
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Bell-to-bell cell-phone bans are a promising start, but a social media ban in our culture is likely impossible to effectively implement.—
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That law also lifts Illinois’ nearly four-decade ban on new base-load nuclear power plants.—
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In September, Hecox filed a notice to dismiss the lawsuit.—
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Why was Alabama’s 31-17 loss to a 4-8 FSU team so easily dismissed by the committee?—
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No prohibition had been announced, but they would never be allowed to join a guild.—
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In Margaret Atwood’s chilling dystopian novel, The Handmaid’s Tale, the founders of the Republic of Gilead legislate a blanket prohibition on women’s employment and the seizure of their personal savings.—
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Most of the strikes occur in the summer, killing 20 people each year, according to the NWS.—
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Four people were killed over a four-day period in crashes on Arkansas highways, according to preliminary Arkansas State Police reports.—
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According to the Union Parish Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched in November to a residence in the Linville community of Marion after a caller reported a neighbor standing in their driveway screaming and refusing to leave the property despite having been warned previously.—
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Some exemptions for law enforcement agencies exist, but Cal-OSHA claims the sheriff’s office refused to prove its exemption, according to court documents.—
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“Veto.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/veto. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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