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veto[1,noun] veto[2,verb] pocket veto

Main Entry: ¹ve·to
Pronunciation: vt-
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural vetoes
Etymology: from Latin veto "I forbid," from vetare "to forbid"
1 : a forbidding of something by a person in authority
2 a : the power of the head of a government to prevent a bill passed by a legislature from becoming law b : the use of such authority