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
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
27 June 2026
The veto does not permanently ban the project, but allows for more time to discuss the implications for stakeholders and the community.
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Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
The Senate should also pass a clean foreign intelligence bill and dare him to veto it.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
25 June 2026
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Noun
Using a presidential veto to get more money would have been amazing.
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Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
27 June 2026
The veto does not permanently ban the project, but allows for more time to discuss the implications for stakeholders and the community.
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Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
Verb
At the Los Angeles City Council meeting Wednesday, the council unanimously approved what’s known as a 245 motion, which gives the council authority to temporarily veto certain actions taken by city boards and commissions.
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Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
The Senate should also pass a clean foreign intelligence bill and dare him to veto it.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
25 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for veto
Noun
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That ban lasts for the duration of the agreement, which Lightfoot authorized for Bally’s in 2022 and is now at the center of another political fight under Johnson.
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Mask ban for law enforcement officers, criminal records sealing and tenant protections are among a host of new measures taking effect.
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In April, the Superior Court dismissed the three citations Hubbard received in May 2025 when no park ranger or city attorney appeared for the prosecution, his lawsuit states.
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Freeney did not dismiss the business side of the arrangement.
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The company could not secure an exception to the state’s prohibition of the storage of high-level radioactive waste from out of state.
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The prohibition against living people appearing on currency dates to 1866, when Congress took action after a Treasury official, Spencer Clark, printed his face on banknotes.
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The mother of a man killed by a hit-and-run driver while riding his bike in Manhattan is demanding justice for her son.
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The one-two punch wreaked massive destruction throughout the region, killing at least 235 and wounding more than 4,300.
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Wurth saw two more physicians who refused to discuss hormones before a urologist started her on estrogen gel, oral progesterone and a vaginal estrogen cream.
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The man had a gun and refused to drop it when ordered to by police, the sheriff said.
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“Veto.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/veto. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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