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
Ian Bremmer, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
But DeWine kept the program as one of his 67 budget vetoes.
—Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2025
By two 7-3 votes, commissioners overturned Garner’s vetoes.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
But the grand jury vetoes appear to be a rebuke of those marching orders.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 3 Sep. 2025
Now that the process has been initiated, the Security Council must vote within 30 days on a resolution to continue Iran‘s sanctions relief, requiring at least nine votes in favor and no vetoes by the United States, Russia, China, Britain, or France to pass.
—Reuters, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
That’s, in part, because the Council would have to pull off an override on the Bally’s matter by early next week due to rules that set a tighter timeline for objecting to mayoral vetoes on land use matters.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025
Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
The Chamber of Deputies, Argentina’s lower house, had already rejected Milei’s vetoes.
—Ian Bremmer, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
But DeWine kept the program as one of his 67 budget vetoes.
—Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2025
By two 7-3 votes, commissioners overturned Garner’s vetoes.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
But the grand jury vetoes appear to be a rebuke of those marching orders.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 3 Sep. 2025
Now that the process has been initiated, the Security Council must vote within 30 days on a resolution to continue Iran‘s sanctions relief, requiring at least nine votes in favor and no vetoes by the United States, Russia, China, Britain, or France to pass.
—Reuters, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
That’s, in part, because the Council would have to pull off an override on the Bally’s matter by early next week due to rules that set a tighter timeline for objecting to mayoral vetoes on land use matters.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
Yet an administrator vetoes the plan, and the meeting’s start is uncaffeinated.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vetoes
Noun
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But if there was any hope that Taliban authorities might relax their prohibitions on women studying, if only to help other women, it was dashed just two weeks after the earthquake struck.—
NPR,
NPR,
14 Oct. 2025
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In addition, the NCAA on Monday clarified that, regardless of college athletes and coaches betting on pro sports, NCAA championships will continue with prohibitions on advertising and sponsorships associated with sports betting.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Each side dismisses the other's contention.—
Todd Spangler,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Trump dismisses Republican mayoral hopeful as Giuliani allies support Cuomo.—
,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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China notified countries before announcing the measures, the ministry said, emphasizing that export controls are not export bans.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
13 Oct. 2025
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China has its tight controls on all online activity, maintaining bans on top American digital entities such as Google Search, Facebook, Instagram and Reddit.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In Monster, viewers briefly spot Henry while Ed kills George and spends time with Augusta.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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The couple who kills together doesn’t necessarily stay together, as this movie posits in a twisted fashion.—
Vanessa Maki,
Vulture,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Indigenous Peoples’ Day refuses the inevitability of a settler future and insists instead on ReMatriation, survivance, and justice.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Oct. 2025
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Every now and then, a sneaker arrives that refuses to fit neatly into a single category.—
Christopher Claxton,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Vetoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vetoes. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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