(pl. -oes)
1- a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body否决权：
the legislature would have a veto over appointments to key posts.
立法机关对关键岗位人员的任命具有否决权。
1.1
- such a rejection否决。
1.2
- a prohibition禁止：
his veto on our drinking after the meal was annoying.
他禁止我们饭后饮酒, 这真让人恼火。
(-oes, -oed)with obj.
1- exercise a veto against (a decision or proposal made by a law-making body)否决（立法机关的决定或提议）：
the president vetoed the bill.
总统否决了那项提案。
1.1
- refuse to accept or allow拒绝; 禁止：
the film star often has a right to veto the pictures used for publicity.
影星常有权拒绝发表用于宣传目的的自身照片。
派生词
vetoer
noun词源
early 17th cent.: from Latin， literally 'I forbid'， used by Roman tribunes of the people when opposing measures of the Senate.