veto
verb [T] /ˈviː.təʊ/
/-t̬oʊ/ Definition
› to refuse to allow something: In 1961, President De Gaulle vetoed Britain's entry into the Common Market. [+ -ing verb] My boss vetoed my taking any more time off this year.Forbidding and banning thingsRefusing and rejecting
(Definition of veto verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- abolish verb
- abolitionist noun
- ban noun
- ban verb
- bar verb (PREVENT)
- censor verb
- censorship noun
- clean sth up phrasal verb (BAD BEHAVIOUR)
- curfew noun
- debar verb
- deny verb (REFUSE)
- impermissible adjective
- nix verb
- off-limits adjective
- outlaw verb
- prohibit verb
- prohibition noun
- taboo noun
- unauthorized adjective
- veto noun
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