veto
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Particular power rests with the council's five permanent members -- the United States, China, Russia, the United Kingdom and France -— which each can veto decisions.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
The governor veto only applies to the emergency release period and not the statutory automatic release point.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
North Carolina is one of 11 states that allow regulators to veto requested home-insurance rate increases.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
Orbán said repeatedly that he would veto the loan until the pipeline was fixed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
The only thing this scheme lacked was democracy, for ultimately power resided exclusively in the “executive branch,” which could veto any measures passed by the “legislature.”
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
Vocabulary lists containing veto
U.S. Government Lingo
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