veto rights
Authority to reject
Veto rights are powers that allow one party to block a decision, even if others approve.
In governance, a veto right lets a single entity—like a UN Security Council member—reject a measure regardless of majority support.
In business, investors or shareholders may hold veto rights over major decisions: The founding team retained veto rights over any acquisition.
- overrideCancel by authority
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- voting blocAligned electoral faction
- rejectDismiss as unsuitable
- power playStrategic leverage attempt
unanimous · Security Council · permanent · cold war · abstain · sovereignty · dissent · deadlock · resolution · diplomacy · negotiate · checks and balances · consent · approve · ratify · executive order · objection · authorize
- shareholder rightsvoting power, proxy voting, first refusal, board seat, majority voting
- shared powerpower sharing, dual control, joint sovereignty, dual sovereignty, co-management
- indigenous rightsnative sovereignty, indigenous sovereignty, traditional territories, land title, native lands
veto rightsmajority rule
Decisions by greater number
rubber stamp · simple majority · unanimous consent · consensus-building · popular sovereignty
veto rightsconsensus-building
Creating widespread agreement
mutual consent · power-sharing · compromise · multilateralism · coalition-building
veto, rights, right, vetoes, vetoed, vetoing, rightly, rightful, rightfully