Definition of Veto
Noun: veto (vetoes) vee-tow
- A vote that blocks a decision
- 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)
- Vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent
"The President vetoed the bill";
- blackball, negative
- Command against
"Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store";
- forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, disallow, nix [N. Amer]
Anagrams containing the word veto