veto
Example Sentences
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The two bills he vetoed passed Congress with bipartisan support, meaning lawmakers could muster enough votes to override him in the new year.
From BBC
The decision does not go as far as the bill Newsom vetoed but does extend more latitude to poor convicts to avoid or challenge fees and fines imposed by the court.
From Los Angeles Times
This framework can have a heckler’s veto problem, since it gives administrators an incentive to amplify protests.
The Home Office had said that returns from the DRC, Angola and Namibia were being frustrated - with paperwork not being processed or people being required to sign their own documents - giving them an effective veto.
From BBC
Lawmakers in the lower house made changes to Milei’s original budget proposal to allow funding for university education and disability payments, and Milei didn’t veto them.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
