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have vetoed

  • present perfect of veto.

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But one MP's analysis would have convinced Sir Keir that he was right – from the point of view of political survival – to have vetoed the mayor's candidacy.

From BBC Apr. 22, 2026

Some villages have vetoed the presence of a military honor guard at the burials, while others denied relatives the use of public spaces to accommodate mourners.

From New York Times Mar. 26, 2023

He had signaled last year that he likely would have vetoed the 2022 bill had it reached its desk, linking it to the Florida law.

From Seattle Times Feb. 1, 2023

“It’s kind of counterintuitive for Newsom to have vetoed it. I don’t really get it because he’s been in favor of early childhood education.”

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 6, 2022

Governor Gerry, though not the author of the scheme, nor an approver of it, justly shares the discredit of a measure which he might have vetoed, but did not.

From Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. by Parton, James