veto - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

a vote that blocks a decision

Synonyms

• veto

More generic

• ballot
• balloting
• vote
• voting

More specific

• pocket veto

Noun

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)

Synonyms

• veto

More generic

• power
• powerfulness

Verb

command against

Synonyms

• disallow
• forbid
• interdict
• nix
• prohibit
• proscribe
• veto

More generic

• command
• require

More specific

• ban
• bar
• criminalise
• criminalize
• debar
• enjoin
• exclude
• illegalise
• illegalize
• outlaw

Verb

vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent

Synonyms

• blackball
• negative
• veto

More generic

• contradict
• controvert
• oppose

More specific

• defeat
• kill
• shoot down
• vote down
• vote out

Related

• vote

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