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- [vee-toh pou-er]
- /ˈvi toʊ ˈpaʊ ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [vee-toh pou-er]
- /ˈvi toʊ ˈpaʊ ər/
Definitions of veto-power word
- noun plural veto-power the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature. 2
- noun plural veto-power the exercise of this right. 1
- noun plural veto-power Also called veto message. a document exercising such right and setting forth the reasons for such action. 1
- noun plural veto-power a nonconcurring vote by which one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council can overrule the actions or decisions of the meeting on matters other than procedural. 1
- noun plural veto-power an emphatic prohibition of any sort. 1
- noun plural veto-power pocket veto. 1
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Origin of veto-power
First appearance:
before 1620 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1620-30, veto is from the Latin word vetō I forbid
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Parts of speech for Veto-power
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
veto-power popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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