| 单词 | veto |
| 释义 | veto veto /; AmE / noun, verb
■ noun (plural vetoes)
1 [C,U] 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: The executive committee has a final veto on/over business decisions. The British government used its veto to block the proposal. to have the power/right of veto veto power/rights The management board has the right of veto over major transfers of shareholdings.
2 [C] an occasion when sb refuses to allow sth to be done: For months there was a veto on employing new staff.
■ verb [+ obj] (vetoes, vetoing, vetoed, vetoed)
1 to stop sth from happening or being done by using your official authority (= by using your veto): The takeover was vetoed by the European Commission.
2 to refuse to accept or do what sb has suggested: The union vetoed the introduction of six-month contracts. |
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