as in ban
an order that something not be done or used
management's veto of our suggestion about allowing casual dress on Fridays
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as in to dismiss
to reject by or as if by a vote
my husband quickly vetoed my suggestion that we adopt the stray dog
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Recent Examples of veto
Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 9 Dec. 2024
Kansas passed similar legislation, ultimately overriding Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto.
—Madison Czopek, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Dec. 2024
Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
Cassilly’s veto follows nearly 11 months of controversy between the county government and the tourism non-profit after Cassilly vetoed similar legislation establishing funding for Visit Harford in January.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 4 Dec. 2024
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Noun
In a statement, Polis spokesperson Shelby Wieman highlighted the collaboration on the wage-theft bill as proof that vetoes don’t have to be the end of bills.
—Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 9 Dec. 2024
Kansas passed similar legislation, ultimately overriding Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto.
—Madison Czopek, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Dec. 2024
Verb
Biden has vetoed 12 measures over his four years in the presidency, none of which were overridden by Congress.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
Cassilly’s veto follows nearly 11 months of controversy between the county government and the tourism non-profit after Cassilly vetoed similar legislation establishing funding for Visit Harford in January.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for veto
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TikTok is just weeks away from a U.S. ban, absent a last-minute rescue from Donald Trump or the Supreme Court.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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An attempt by the Trump administration to force ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban was found unconstitutional by federal courts on First Amendment grounds.Todd Spangler, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
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The family of another employee, Johnny Peterson, filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the company and its owner, Gerald O’Connor, who said the workers were dismissed with enough time to escape.Travis Loller, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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Shostak dismisses the idea that people would panic, given that most Americans believe that aliens exist.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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Drone prohibitions go as far south as Hancocks Bridge and as far north as Cedar Grove and Clifton.Jay Blackman, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2024
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Ammunition Some people will find this an obvious prohibition, but many, many people still bring ammunition in their carry-ons.Billie Cohen, AFAR Media, 19 Dec. 2024
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While all 379 passengers on the commercial flight were safely evacuated, five crew members aboard the Coast Guard plane were killed.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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From the Philippines through southern China and Vietnam, and onto Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar, the storm killed hundreds and devastated communities and livelihoods.Curtis S. Chin and Jose B. Collazo, CNBC, 25 Dec. 2024
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President Biden signed a bill into law Saturday that averts a government shutdown, bringing a final close to days of upheaval after Congress approved a temporary funding plan just past the deadline and refused President-elect Donald Trump’s core debt demands in the package.Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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According to a press release from Bexar County Emergency Services District 4 Fire & Rescue, three additional patients refused transport, and 10 others were triaged and treated by responders at the scene.Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Veto.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/veto. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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