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 Meanings and Examples of VETO
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veto
 n.  rejection; vote that blocks a decision; deny; prohibit; command against
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Example Sentence:
1  Permanent members of the United Nations Security Council have a veto over any proposal.
2  President Bush says he will veto any bill that sets a timetable for a troop pullout.
3  The board can exercise its veto to prevent the decision.
4  The Ministry of Defence has the power of veto over all British arms exports.
5  John KitzEaber, a Democrat, also threatened to veto any measure that eliminated the certificates.
6  The Senate voted to override the President's veto of the proposed measures.
7  The Senate had a sufficient majority to override the presidential veto.
8  The president vetoed the bill, and the Senate failed by a single vote to override his veto.
9  The Senate voted to override the president's veto.
10  They avoid using the veto power, but that is clearly all they are willing to accept.