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vetoing

  • present participle
    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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She would do her country a service by vetoing the blunder.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025

When vetoing the bill in September, Newsom cited concerns that state employees could be found in violation of federal laws for hiring undocumented people.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2024

While vetoing the bill, Walz announced he was commissioning a study of the drivers’ working conditions.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2024

The vote was 12 in favor, the United Kingdom and Switzerland abstaining, and the United States voting no and vetoing the resolution.

From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2024

No alternative is thus left to the President but either to approve measures without examination or by vetoing an appropriation bill seriously to embarrass the operations of the Government.

From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 5, part 4: James Buchanan by James D. (James Daniel) Richardson