vetos
Kills a bill
Vetos is the plural of veto, a rejection or prohibition that blocks an action.
In government, certain officials hold veto power over legislation: The president issued several vetos during the budget crisis.
More broadly, anyone with authority to block something can exercise a veto: My wife's vetos killed three vacation ideas.
Of the highest office
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- legislativeConcerning the creation of laws
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- senateLegislative governing body
bill · gubernatorial · supermajority · checks and balances · constitution · lawmaking · signing · legislation
Official restriction on something
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
- interdictionAuthoritative prohibition or blockade
restriction · forbidding · suppression · prevention · barrier · stoppage · obstruction · injunction
disapprove
Judge as wrong
nix · rebuff · spurn · dismiss · block · oppose · reject · turn down · shoot down · thumbs down
presidential
Of the highest office
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- legislativeConcerning the creation of laws
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
senate · bill · gubernatorial · supermajority · checks and balances · constitution · lawmaking · signing · legislation · bipartisan
ban
Official restriction on something
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
interdiction · restriction · forbidding · suppression · prevention · barrier · stoppage · obstruction · injunction · blockade
nullify
Make of no effect
- invalidateMake null or void
- annulDeclare legally void
- quashSuppress or nullify
overturn · rescind · reverse · cancel · countermand · void · repeal · negate · set aside · disallow
authority
Power to enforce obedience
- controlAuthority to direct
- final sayUltimate deciding authority
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
dominance · clout · hold · sway · influence · command · supremacy · unilateral · prerogative · discretion
vetosapproves
Formally accepts or endorses
ratifies · signs · endorses · sanctions · authorizes
- 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