vetoed

• past participle

  past participle

  A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.

  of veto.
  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.
• past tense form

  past tense

  Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.

  of veto.
  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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vetoed

Newsom last year vetoed a similar AI bill from McNerney to ban automated decision-making systems to discipline employees over worries that it could restrict companies’ ability to use customer ratings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

Despite neo-Nazis frequently flocking to the address, its last private owner, Gerlinde Pommer, vetoed any transformation of the house and contested its expropriation by the state until the very end.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

Constitution, a bill becomes law about 10 days after it has been presented to the president, even without a signature, as long as it is not vetoed.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026

In 1832, President Andrew Jackson vetoed a reauthorization of the Second Bank’s charter, declaring it an unconstitutional monopoly favoring the few over the many.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

While inspecting a fifth apartment, a plane flew overhead, and he immediately vetoed it as being “too noisy.”

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Related Words

• deny
• refuse
• reject
• rule out
• turn down