veto power
Authority to block
Veto power is the authority to reject or block a decision, proposal, or legislation.
In governance, it typically refers to an executive's ability to refuse bills passed by a legislature, or to a permanent member's blocking authority in the UN Security Council.
More broadly, anyone with final say over a decision has veto power: My wife has veto power over paint colors.
Cancel by authority
- checks and balancesConstitutional power-limiting framework
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- executive authorityPower to enforce laws
- constitutional rightFreedom guaranteed by law
supreme authority · final say · governmental authority · executive privilege
International peace oversight body
- United NationsInternational governmental organization
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- General AssemblyMain UN body
- international lawRules governing relations between countries
treaty · charter · multilateral · diplomatic · superpower · geopolitics · foreign policy · coalition
Solid mass, or impede
- nullifyMake of no effect
- overruleReject by higher authority
- invalidateMake null or void
- quashSuppress or nullify
prohibit · disallow · annul · negate · strike down · table · defeat · shoot down
Borrowed capital for amplified returns
- bargaining chipAsset used in negotiations
- influencePower to affect others
- holdoutOne refusing to participate
- stalemateMutual obstruction preventing progress
deadlock · impasse · concession · compromise · walkout · ultimatum · standoff · hardball
override
Cancel by authority
- checks and balancesConstitutional power-limiting framework
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- executive authorityPower to enforce laws
constitutional right · supreme authority · final say · governmental authority · executive privilege
Security Council
International peace oversight body
- United NationsInternational governmental organization
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- General AssemblyMain UN body
international law · treaty · charter · multilateral · diplomatic · superpower · geopolitics · foreign policy · coalition · unanimous consent
block
Solid mass, or impede
- nullifyMake of no effect
- overruleReject by higher authority
- invalidateMake null or void
quash · prohibit · disallow · annul · negate · strike down · table · defeat · shoot down · reject
leverage
Borrowed capital for amplified returns
- bargaining chipAsset used in negotiations
- influencePower to affect others
- holdoutOne refusing to participate
stalemate · deadlock · impasse · concession · compromise · walkout · ultimatum · standoff · hardball · brinkmanship
- governance reformsconstitutional convention, constitutional court, amendment process, bill of rights, checks and balances
- power consolidationconsolidation, centralization, dominance, takeover, monopoly
- Roman governmentconsul, consuls, senate, tribune, senators
- Roman Politicsconsul, senate, praetor, tribune, Roman Senate
- Roman Republicconsul, Roman Republic, senator, sacrosanctity, tribune
- vetoes
veto powerrubber stamp
Automatic approval device
green light · endorsement · consent · sanction · authorization
veto powermajority rule
Decisions by greater number
popular sovereignty · simple majority · proportional representation · pluralism · direct democracy