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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   veto

   • IPA[ˈvēdō]

   美式

   • n.
     a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body；a rejection of a law.
   • v.
     exercise a veto against (a decision or proposal made by a law-making body)；refuse to accept or allow

   • verb: veto, 3rd person present: vetoes, gerund or present participle: vetoing, past tense: vetoed, past participle: vetoed

   • noun: veto, plural noun: vetoes

2. • 釋義
   • 相關詞

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body the legislature would have a veto over appointments to key posts
   • ▪ a rejection of a law.
   • ▪ a prohibition his veto on our drinking after the meal was annoying

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. exercise a veto against (a decision or proposal made by a law-making body) the president vetoed the bill
   • ▪ refuse to accept or allow the film star often has a right to veto the pictures used for publicity

   pocket veto

   • n.
     an indirect veto of a legislative bill by the US president or a state governor by retaining the ...

   Oxford Dictionary

   pocket veto

   • n.
     an indirect veto of a legislative bill by the president or a governor by retaining the bill ...

   Oxford American Dictionary

   line-item veto

   • n.
     the power of a president, governor, or other elected executive to reject individual provisions ...

   Oxford American Dictionary

   heckler's veto

   • n.
     an act of preventing someone from speaking in a public forum because of concerns that opponents ... the law professor argued that authorities must protect speech lest those trying to use the heckler's veto learn that they can silence their opponents by making threats

   Oxford American Dictionary

   heckler's veto

   • n.
     an act of preventing someone from speaking in a public forum because of concerns that opponents ... the law professor argued that authorities must protect speech lest those trying to use the heckler's veto learn that they can silence their opponents by making threats

   Oxford Dictionary

3. • 更多解釋

   veto

   • IPA[ˈviːtəʊ]

   英式

   • n.
     a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a lawmaking body: neither state was given a veto over amendments to the Act the royal power of veto
   • v.
     exercise a veto against (a decision or proposal): the president vetoed the bill

   Oxford Dictionary