vetoes
Blocks by authority
Vetoes is the plural of veto and its third-person singular verb form.
A veto is the power to reject a decision or proposal—presidents veto legislation, Security Council members veto resolutions.
The word extends to any authoritative rejection: She vetoes every restaurant suggestion.
The board vetoes the merger proposal.
Cancel by authority
- billAmount owed, written
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- senateLegislative governing body
- filibusterDelaying tactic through speech
supermajority · bicameral · lawmaking · gubernatorial · mayoral · executive · presidential · constitution
Acts of declining
- denialsRefusals to acknowledge
- naysVotes in opposition
- declinesRefuses or diminishes
- thumbs-downGesture signaling rejection
rebuffs · negations · dismissals · snubs · blocks · kills · nixing · squashing
Expression of disapproval
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- disapprovalUnfavorable opinion expressed
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
criticism · condemnation · censure · repudiation · denunciation · displeasure · resistance · defiance
Official restriction on something
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
- injunctionCourt-ordered behavioral requirement
- interdictionAuthoritative prohibition or blockade
proscription · restriction · blockade · suppression · exclusion · boycott · censorship · forbiddance
Exclusive right of office
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
control · dominance · leadership · administration · governance · discretion · decision-making
override
Cancel by authority
- billAmount owed, written
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- senateLegislative governing body
filibuster · supermajority · bicameral · lawmaking · gubernatorial · mayoral · executive · presidential · constitution · legislation
refusals
Acts of declining
thumbs-down · rebuffs · negations · dismissals · snubs · blocks · kills · nixing · squashing · overruling
objection
Expression of disapproval
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- disapprovalUnfavorable opinion expressed
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
protest · criticism · condemnation · censure · repudiation · denunciation · displeasure · resistance · defiance · contention
ban
Official restriction on something
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
- injunctionCourt-ordered behavioral requirement
interdiction · proscription · restriction · blockade · suppression · exclusion · boycott · censorship · forbiddance · clampdown
prerogative
Exclusive right of office
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
command · control · dominance · leadership · administration · governance · discretion · decision-making
- Calvin CoolidgeCalvin Coolidge, vice president, vice presidency, Warren Harding, Herbert Hoover
- Political DocumentsDeclaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, Federalist Papers, Articles of Confederation, founding documents
- politicsdemocracy, campaigning, campaigns, democrats, bill
- US Governmentexecutive branch, legislative branch, judicial branch, Congress, House
- executive branchexecutive branch, Oval Office, executive power, executive orders, cabinet secretary
- government actionslaws, policies, presidential decree, resolution, mandates
- veto powerAuthority to reject decisions
- pocket vetoUnsigned bill dies quietly
- presidential vetoLeader's power to reject legislation
- veto rightsPower to block approval
- veto overrideReversing an executive's block
- line-item vetoPower to reject portions