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has vetoed

  • present perfect
    of veto (3rd person singular).
    veto
    noun
    the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.

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Danielle has vetoed some of her mom’s choices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025

The United States, which has vetoed previous attempts, abstained, allowing the resolution to pass.

From New York Times ● Mar. 27, 2024

Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed similar legislation before.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2023

Already, Inslee has vetoed hundreds of millions of dollars in spending approved by lawmakers in March as the pandemic took hold.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 29, 2020

He has vetoed the new bank bill true to the principles of Jackson; and he has been read out of the Whig party for doing so.

From Children of the Market Place by Edgar Lee Masters