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
Reuters, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
In an unprecedented move in 2015, the sanctions mechanism was written in a way that reversed standard council procedure, which would traditionally require all five permanent members to approve of any action, meaning that just one veto could block the action.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2025
California Governor Gavin Newsom in 2024 vetoed the most comprehensive effort yet to regulate AI, which would have compelled companies to test whether their AI models would lead to mass death, endanger public infrastructure or enable cyberattacks.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
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Noun
If nine or more council members vote in favor of extending sanctions relief, Britain and France could use their veto to block the resolution.
—Reuters, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
In an unprecedented move in 2015, the sanctions mechanism was written in a way that reversed standard council procedure, which would traditionally require all five permanent members to approve of any action, meaning that just one veto could block the action.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
Because California’s new map would require setting aside the current one drawn by a nonpartisan commission, voters will have the final say to approve or veto the new congressional lines.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2025
California Governor Gavin Newsom in 2024 vetoed the most comprehensive effort yet to regulate AI, which would have compelled companies to test whether their AI models would lead to mass death, endanger public infrastructure or enable cyberattacks.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for veto
Noun
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In the state legislature, Salvador has sponsored a variety of bills to regulate AI, including a ban on deepfakes in political campaigns and an initiative to create standards for labeling AI content.—
Kyle Ingram,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Sep. 2025
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Leaders from duPont Manual's chapter of Students Demand Action called for a ban on assault weapons and organized a walkout yesterday with hundreds of students.—
Ray Padilla,
Louisville Courier Journal,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The actor denied the allegations, and the case was later dismissed, per The Hollywood Reporter.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Those who dismissed intersectionality saw such policies as little more than allowing the disadvantaged to commit crimes without consequences to make up for past inequities, afflicting crime victims from the same disadvantaged communities.—
John Scott Lewinski,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Aleks’s grandfather lived in the Soviet Union at a time when a pseudo-prohibition was in place.—
Don Tse,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Ferguson, one of two Republican commissioners on the FTC at the time, voted against the rule, arguing that the FTC lacked the authority to issue a nationwide prohibition on a centuries-old business practice.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Over the past two months, Texans have used green ribbons with bows to commemorate the lives lost in the July 4 Hill Country flooding, which killed more than 100 people, including more than two dozen girls and counselors from Camp Mystic in Hunt.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Sep. 2025
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Jerry Jeudy makes far too much money to wreck possessions with two drops, one that killed a drive and another that resulted in a crushing interception.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Anisimova dialed in, desperately refusing to give Osaka any openings.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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The airline reserves the right to refuse transportation to plus-size passengers who cannot be safely accommodated.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Veto.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/veto. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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