[, ]the right to refuse to allow sth to be done, especially the right to stop a law from being passed or a decision from being taken 否决权；禁止权◆The executive committee has a final veto on/over business decisions. 执行委员会对商业决策拥有最终否决权。◆The British government used its veto to block the proposal. 英国政府使用其否决权阻止了这一提案。◆to have the power/right of veto 有否决权◆veto power/rights 否决权
[] an occasion when sb refuses to allow sth to be done 否决；禁止◆For months there was a veto on employing new staff. 有几个月时间一直禁止雇用新员工。