Added 9 October 2026
veto
/ˈviːtəʊ/ noun
In Latin: veto, vetare, vetui Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about veto at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc.
- An invocation of that right.
- An authoritative prohibition or negative; a forbidding; an interdiction.
verb
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To use a veto against.
The president vetoed the bill.
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To countermand.
Mom and Dad vetoed our menu preferences for the holiday meal.
Origin
From Latin vetō (“to forbid”).
From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)