veto

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈviːtoʊ/ UK /ˈviːtəʊ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal

The governor exercised his veto over the spending bill.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a constitutional right to... reject forbid prohibit block ban overrule

Opposites

approve ratify sanction authorize endorse

Word family

Derived forms vetoer

Simplified etymology

Veto is Latin for “I forbid.” In ancient Rome, tribunes used the declaration when blocking measures of the Senate or actions of magistrates, and English adopted the word in the early 17th century.

Etymology

From Latin 'veto' ('I forbid'), first person singular present of 'vetare' ('to forbid, prohibit'), used by Roman tribunes to oppose measures of the Senate.

veto Latin vetare Latin

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General Vocabulary

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# veto

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈviːtoʊ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈviːtəʊ/

## Meanings
1. a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal

## Examples
- The governor exercised his veto over the spending bill.

## Synonyms
- reject
- forbid
- prohibit
- block
- ban
- overrule

## Antonyms
- approve
- ratify
- sanction
- authorize
- endorse

## Derived Forms
- vetoer

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: veto
- Root: vetare

## Etymology
From Latin 'veto' ('I forbid'), first person singular present of 'vetare' ('to forbid, prohibit'), used by Roman tribunes to oppose measures of the Senate.

## AI Etymology
Veto is from Latin 'veto' ('I forbid'), first person singular present of 'vetare' ('to forbid, prohibit'), used by Roman tribunes to oppose measures of the Senate. Important recorded forms include veto (Latin) and vetare (Latin). The current sense covers a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal. The wider family includes derived forms such as vetoer.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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