veto
Example Sentences
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That deal, they argued, gave them veto power over any potential sale of the property.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
Security Council, where most nations get rotating seats but no veto.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
It said it is "deeply concerned" the Government has a veto over information disclosure.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Moulin will need to convince finance committees in the upper and lower houses of parliament not to veto his appointment.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
The only thing this scheme lacked was democracy, for ultimately power resided exclusively in the “executive branch,” which could veto any measures passed by the “legislature.”
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
Vocabulary lists containing veto
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