veto power

Example Sentences

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But it has no veto power over use of equity—that is, the quota resources.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

He doesn’t get veto power over your gifts.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 22, 2026

Then again, at that time, Schulz enjoyed and regularly executed veto power when it came to product proposals, and licensing rules were laid out in what former Times staff writer Carla Lazzareschi called the “Bible.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

Steel veto power for the first time last month, blocking a decision to stop processing raw steel at a plant in Illinois.

From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025

In Livermore’s organizational chart, Teller would be designated as one of several members of the Scientific Steering Committee, but in recognition of his “obvious special status,” he was awarded veto power over the committee’s decisions.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik