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Synonyms: Noun
ban, embargo, interdict, interdiction, prohibition, proscription
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blackball, down, kill, negative, nix, shoot down
Antonyms: Noun
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a veto of a bill Are there enough votes in Congress to override the President's veto? The President has the veto over new legislation. The President may choose to exercise his veto.Verb
The President vetoed the bill. We wanted to do a cross-country trip, but our parents vetoed it. She vetoed several restaurants before we could agree on one.
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President Richard Nixon, however, went too far: After Congress passed the Federal Water Pollution Act over his veto in 1972, Nixon impounded the $6 billion appropriated for the act. — John Steele Gordon, WSJ, "Why We Have So Many Shutdowns," 16 Jan. 2019 Sam Brownback vetoed it and there weren’t enough votes to override his veto. — Dylan Scott, Vox, "Democratic wins in these 9 states will have seismic policy consequences," 9 Nov. 2018 Andrew Jackson was threatened with impeachment for removing funds from the National Bank, among other things; John Tyler for his robust use of the veto; and Ronald Reagan for diverting money to anticommunist fighters in Nicaragua. — Barton Swaim, WSJ, "Politics: High Stakes and ‘High Crimes’," 1 Nov. 2018 Only weeks later, the council resurrected and then passed the ban on single-use plastic bags — over Walsh’s threats of a veto. — Milton J. Valencia, BostonGlobe.com, "Honeymoon over: Council strays from Walsh on key issues, often to his left," 6 July 2018 The proposal to bring back the death penalty to Illinois was made as part of an amendatory veto of state legislation that would have implemented a 72-hour waiting period for assault weapons in Illinois. — USA TODAY, "Illinois governor wants to reinstate death penalty for cop killers, mass murderers," 14 May 2018 Given that Louisiana's three largest cities -- New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Shreveport -- oppose the bill, the possibility of a gubernatorial veto is unclear. — Kevin Litten, NOLA.com, "Inclusionary zoning ban advances in Louisiana Legislature," 9 May 2018 The council overrode the Board of Commissioners' veto of a parental leave program, disagreeing with the reasoning that any policy changes should wait until the new human resources department is staffed. — Craig Lyons, Post-Tribune, "Council overrides veto of parental leave program," 24 Jan. 2018 The Senate voted 21-11 to override the governor’s veto. — Erin Ailworth, WSJ, "Ohio Legislature Overrides Gov. Kasich’s Veto of Gun-Rights Bill," 27 Dec. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Both governors opposed family-leave plans proposed by their legislatures last year, including a bill Mr. Scott vetoed. — Jon Kamp, WSJ, "New Hampshire, Vermont Governors Pitch Two-State, Voluntary Paid Family-Leave Plan," 16 Jan. 2019 Wisconsin governors can veto individual items in the state’s budget, giving them significant influence over the state’s spending priorities. — Dylan Scott, Vox, "Democratic wins in these 9 states will have seismic policy consequences," 9 Nov. 2018 California governor vetoes bills to let noncitizens serve on boards, block immigration arrests in courthouses. — Fox News, "FOX NEWS FIRST: Key vote on Kavanaugh confirmation Friday morning; Multiple victims in Supreme smear campaign," 28 Sep. 2018 On Tuesday afternoon, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner vetoed a bill that would have crippled the operations of the peer-to-peer car sharing companies in the state by adding large taxes to those who rented or loaned their cars through such services. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, "Illinois governor vetoes bill meant to cripple rental car competition," 29 Aug. 2018 In 2016, Democrats in the state legislature passed a $15-an-hour minimum wage bill that Christie vetoed. — Andrew Prokop, Vox, "Democrats won 6 more state governments. New Jersey shows what they can do.," 21 Nov. 2018 The new version of OPIC is likely to pass, but there’s still a chance that Mr. Trump could veto the overall aviation bill. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "Merging Onto the Belt and Road," 2 Oct. 2018 Disagreement over unmarked cars Rep. David Cook, R-Globe, sponsored the original bill that Ducey vetoed. — Dustin Gardiner, azcentral, "Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signs bill to let police use HOV lane after original veto," 16 May 2018 The elder Cuomo vetoed legislation reinstating the death penalty 12 times in 12 years. — Fox News, "The Latest: Governor to push bill to end NY death penalty," 3 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'veto.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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