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The synonyms of “Veto” are: rejection, vetoing, dismissal, denial, declination, turndown, prohibition, ban, bar, proscription, interdiction, embargo, moratorium, injunction, disallow, forbid, interdict, nix, prohibit, proscribe, blackball, negative, reject, turn down, throw out, dismiss, say ‘no’ to, rule against, overrule, rule out, quash
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “veto” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| ban | 100 bani equal 1 leu in Romania. The land might be smitten by the ban which once fell upon the Canaanites. |
| bar | The profession of barrister. Political differences are not necessarily a bar to a good relationship. |
| declination | A condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state. The declination of Arcturus is 19 degrees north. |
| denial | A statement that something is not true. His pious denials of responsibility. |
| dismissal | A decision not to continue hearing a case. The dismissal of a batsman. |
| embargo | A government order imposing a trade barrier. An embargo laid by our Emperor upon all vessels whatsoever. |
| injunction | (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity. Injunction were formerly obtained by writ but now by a judicial order. |
| interdiction | The action of impeding an enemy force, especially by bombing lines of communication or supply. The interdiction of arms shipments. |
| moratorium | A temporary prohibition of an activity. The debt was to be subject to a five year moratorium. |
| prohibition | The period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment. Prohibitions on insider dealing. |
| proscription | Condemnation or denunciation of something. He plays a the priest whose moral proscriptions lead only to catastrophe. |
| rejection | The speech act of rejecting. Rejection of the transplanted liver. |
| turndown | A rejection or refusal. The company has suffered a dramatic turndown after a storm of bad publicity. |
| vetoing | A vote that blocks a decision. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “veto” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| blackball | Vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent. Her husband was blackballed when he tried to join the Country Club. |
| disallow | Command against. He was offside and the goal was disallowed. |
| dismiss | Deliberately cease to think about. She dismissed his advances. |
| forbid | Command against. My sense of tact forbids an honest answer. |
| interdict | Prohibit or forbid (something. Army efforts to interdict enemy supply shipments. |
| negative | Refuse to accept; reject. The insurer s main arguments were negatived by Lawrence. |
| nix | Put an end to; cancel. Dad nixed our plans. |
| overrule | Rule against. The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill. |
| prohibit | Command against. All ivory trafficking between nations is prohibited. |
| proscribe | Denounce or condemn. Certain customary practices which the Catholic Church proscribed such as polygyny. |
| quash | Declare invalid. The government quashes any attempt of an uprising. |
| reject | Reject with contempt. I reject the idea of starting a war. |
| rule against | Be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance. |
| rule out | Mark or draw with a ruler. |
| say ‘no’ to | State as one’s opinion or judgement; declare. |
| throw out | Convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture. |
| turn down | Change to the contrary. |
| abolish | Do away with. The tax was abolished in 1977. |
| abrogate | Revoke formally. A proposal to abrogate temporarily the right to strike. |
| abrogation | The repeal or abolition of a law, right, or agreement. |
| annul | Declare (a marriage) to have had no legal existence. The contract was annulled. |
| belie | (of an appearance) fail to give a true impression of (something. The quality of the music seems to belie the criticism. |
| cancel | A notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat. Cancel cheques or tickets. |
| contradict | Be in contradiction with. The survey appears to contradict the industry s claims. |
| deny | Deny oneself something restrain especially from indulging in some pleasure. Both firms deny any responsibility for the tragedy. |
| deregulation | The removal of regulations or restrictions, especially in a particular industry. Banks were allowed to grant mortgages following financial deregulation. |
| disallow | Command against. He was offside and the goal was disallowed. |
| disavow | Refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with. Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children. |
| forbid | Command against. I can see why phones were forbidden. |
| interdict | (in the Roman Catholic Church) a sentence debarring a person or place from ecclesiastical functions and privileges. I have not been interdicted from consuming alcoholic beverages. |
| interdiction | A court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity. Air ground and naval interdictions. |
| invalidate | Declare invalid. Invalidate a contract. |
| legislation | The process of making or enacting laws. It will require legislation to change this situation. |
| misrepresent | Give a false or misleading account of the nature of. This statement misrepresents my intentions. |
| negate | Make (a clause, sentence, or proposition) negative in meaning. Alcohol negates the effects of the drug. |
| neutralize | Oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions. The double agent was neutralized. |
| nullify | Make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of. Insulin can block the release of the hormone and thereby nullify the effects of training. |
| override | Rule against. You can override the cut out by releasing the switch. |
| pessimistic | Tending to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen. He was pessimistic about the prospects. |
| prohibit | (of a fact or situation) make (something) impossible; prevent. All ivory trafficking between nations is prohibited. |
| proscribe | Command against. Strikes remained proscribed in the armed forces. |
| reject | The person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality. His body could begin to reject the implanted heart. |
| repeal | The action of revoking or annulling a law or act of parliament. The legislation was repealed five months later. |
| repudiation | Refusal to acknowledge or pay a debt or honor a contract (especially by public authorities. The breach is not so serious as to amount to a repudiation of the whole contract. |
| rescind | Cancel officially. The government eventually rescinded the directive. |
| rescission | (law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the contract had not been made. The plaintiff agreed to the rescission of the agreement. |
| revoke | The mistake of not following suit when able to do so. He revoked the ban on smoking. |
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