veto
English
/ˈviːtəʊ/, /ˈviːtoʊ/, [ˈviːɾoʊ], [ˈviːtʰoʊ]
noun
Definitions
- A political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc.
- An invocation of that right.
- An authoritative prohibition or negative; a forbidding; an interdiction.
Etymology
Derived from Latin vetō (I forbid, I oppose, forbid).
Origin
Latin
vetō
Gloss
I forbid, I oppose, forbid
Concept
Semantic Field
Speech and language
Ontological Category
Action/Process