veto :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. a vote that blocks a decision

n. the power or right to prohibit or reject a proposed or intended act (especially the power of a chief executive to reject a bill passed by the legislature)

blackball, negative, vote against

v. vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill"

interdict, forbid, prohibit, proscribe, disallow

v. command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"

denial

n. the act of refusing to comply (as with a request); "it resulted in a complete denial of his privileges"

prohibition

n. refusal to approve or assent to

contradiction

n. the speech act of contradicting someone; "he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction"

renunciation, repudiation, renouncement

n. rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid; "Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated"

refusal

n. the act of refusing

negation, negating

n. the speech act of negating

abrogation, repeal, annulment

n. the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation

defense, defence, refutation

n. the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions; "his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive"; "in defense he said the other man started it"

rejection

n. the speech act of rejecting

overturn, overthrow, reverse, override, overrule

v. rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"

curse, excommunicate

v. exclude from a church or a religious community; "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner"

reject, disapprove, refuse to approve

v. deem wrong or inappropriate; "I disapprove of her child rearing methods"

void, invalidate, nullify, annul, avoid, quash

v. declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"

deny, declare untrue

v. declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money"

keep, prevent

v. prevent from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles"

overturn, lift, repeal, reverse, revoke, annul, countermand, rescind

v. annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"

pass, clear, authorize, authorise, permit officially

v. grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"

sanction, okay, approve, ok

v. give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies"

rent, take, hire, charter, lease, engage

v. engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"

sign, ratify

v. approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?"

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