veto

名词 veto:

1. a vote that blocks a decision
2. 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)

动词 veto:

1. vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent
   同义词：blackball, negative
2. command against
   同义词：forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, disallow

1. They carried the ministerial veto.
   他们行使了内阁否决权。
2. The president last week vetoed the tax cut.
   总统上个星期否决了减税法案。
3. Japan exercised her veto to block the resolution.
   日本使用了否决权反对该项决议。

ve.to

n.（名词）
【复数】 ve.toes

The vested power or constitutional right of one branch or department of government to refuse approval of measures proposed by another department, especially the power of a chief executive to reject a bill passed by the legislature and thus prevent or delay its enactment into law.
否决权：政府的分支或部门的既定权力或宪法权利，用以否定另一个部门提出的法案，特别是指行政官的否决由立法部门通过的议案的权力，如此阻止或耽误议案生效并成为法律
Exercise of this right.
否决权的行使
An official document or message from a chief executive stating the reasons for rejection of a bill.
否决理由书：由主行政官给出的一份官方文件或者咨文，表明反对议案的原因
An authoritative prohibition or rejection of a proposed or intended act.
禁止，阻止：对提出的或准备做的行动的权威性禁止或者反对
v.tr.（及物动词）
ve.toed,ve.to.ing,ve.toes
To prevent (a legislative bill) from becoming law by exercising the power of veto.
否决：通过行使否决权而使立法案不能形成法律
To forbid or prohibit authoritatively.
权威性的禁止或消除

来源：
From Latin vetô [first person sing. present tense of] vet3re [to forbid]
源自 拉丁语 vetô [] vet3re的第一人称单数现在时 [禁止]

【引伸】
ve.toer
n.（名词）