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veto

English

  1. 🔊 a vote that blocks a decision
  2. 🔊 the power or right to prohibit or reject a proposed or intended act (especially the power of a chief executive to reject a bill passed by the legislature)
  3. 🔊 vote against
    “The President vetoed the bill”
  4. 🔊 command against
    “I forbid you to call me late at night”

Spanish

  1. 🔊 veto veto
  2. 🔊 vetar to veto

Similar words

forbid prohibit interdict proscribe disallow nix blackball negative absolute veto ban block constitute decline decree defeat denial deny disallow disallowance embargo enact enact laws executive veto filibuster