as in prohibitions
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 dismisses
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 vetoes
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
One of his biggest vetoes slashed more more than $225 million for new housing and maintenance of existing facilities requested by the Department of Corrections.
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Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2026
The bill can take effect despite the vetoes, because the state constitution gives the governor the authority to alter line items.
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Ben Szalinski,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
The eight-member council would need six votes to override her vetoes.
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Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
Rounding out his vetoes Wednesday, Polis nixed Senate Bill 184.
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Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
4 June 2026
In fact, Hilton is envisioning vetoes putting lawmakers on record; the last time a session in Sacramento overrode a veto was in 1979.
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Philip Elliott,
Time,
30 May 2026
Kemp vetoes bills that would have doled out more than $235M in tax breaks over the next five years.
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Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
14 May 2026
The issue, though, is that the liberals do not have enough votes to override Lamont’s vetoes.
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Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2026
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
The bill will become law unless the governor vetoes it.
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Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
If Duggan vetoes the ordinance, the council would have a week from the receipt of the veto to override it with a two-thirds majority vote — meaning at least six of the nine council members.
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Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
22 Oct. 2025
Yet an administrator vetoes the plan, and the meeting’s start is uncaffeinated.
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Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
DeSantis’ vetoes carved roughly $800 million from the $115 billion state budget the Legislature passed in May, including 140 projects requested by Miami-Dade lawmakers that are worth nearly $88 million, according to a Miami Herald analysis.
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Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
One of his biggest vetoes slashed more more than $225 million for new housing and maintenance of existing facilities requested by the Department of Corrections.
—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2026
The bill can take effect despite the vetoes, because the state constitution gives the governor the authority to alter line items.
—
Ben Szalinski,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
The eight-member council would need six votes to override her vetoes.
—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
Rounding out his vetoes Wednesday, Polis nixed Senate Bill 184.
—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
4 June 2026
In fact, Hilton is envisioning vetoes putting lawmakers on record; the last time a session in Sacramento overrode a veto was in 1979.
—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
30 May 2026
Kemp vetoes bills that would have doled out more than $235M in tax breaks over the next five years.
—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
14 May 2026
The issue, though, is that the liberals do not have enough votes to override Lamont’s vetoes.
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Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
The housing bill, formally called the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, can still become law if Trump neither signs it nor vetoes it in 10 days, excluding Sundays.
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Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
The bill will become law unless the governor vetoes it.
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Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
If Duggan vetoes the ordinance, the council would have a week from the receipt of the veto to override it with a two-thirds majority vote — meaning at least six of the nine council members.
—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
22 Oct. 2025
Yet an administrator vetoes the plan, and the meeting’s start is uncaffeinated.
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Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vetoes
Noun
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In England, there were legal prohibitions against unauthorized Bible translations.
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Despite legal prohibitions and regulatory scrutiny, powerful CEO voting control at firms like Meta and SpaceX limits direct shareholder influence.
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De Borbon dismisses the accusations as coming from a small group of disgruntled owners.
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Bisignano dismisses the criticism.
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Other changes cover self-driving car citations, school cellphone bans, all-gender restrooms and standardized food date labels.
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There are no definitive statistics about how many students are affected by state bans.
Verb
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According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, heatstroke kills around 40 kids in cars every year.
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Aemond kills the old man anyway, and then kills his sons, though not before being stabbed in the back himself.
Verb
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Like many of the people camped outside their families’ homes in Venezuela, Mendoza refuses to believe they are gone until the last moment possible.
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The result is heat that builds, amplifies and refuses to break, often setting records on the way.
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“Vetoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vetoes. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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