veto-proof

adjective

ve·​to-proof ˈvē-(ˌ)tō-ˌprüf 

: having enough potential votes to be enacted over a veto or to override vetoes consistently

a veto-proof bill

Examples of veto-proof in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Even where Republicans held on to legislative majorities, Democrats stripped away veto-proof supermajorities in Florida, Indiana, Kansas and Missouri. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026

In 2022, Democrat Diamond Staton-Williams defeated Echevarria by just 629 votes in House District 73, helping prevent Republicans from securing a veto-proof majority in the House that election. — Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2026

Democrats are expecting to increase their veto-proof majorities in both chambers of the state legislature, along with continuing their streak of winning all Congressional and state constitutional offices since 2006. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026

The vote, which is veto-proof, was met with praise by animal rights groups and park advocates who have long called for the ban citing several incidents where horses crashed or caused disturbances. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for veto-proof

• bulletproof
• fireproof
• waterproof
• weatherproof
• aloof
• behoof
• disproof
• flameproof
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• reproof