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veto means a president can reject a bill that congress is trying to pass To answer, I will give you the definition according to the official Merriam-Webster website. 1ve·to 1: an authoritative prohibition : interdiction 2 a:a power of one department or branch of a government to forbid or prohibit finally or provisionally the carrying out of projects attempted by another department ; especially : a power vested in a chief executive to prevent permanently or temporarily the enactment of measures passed by a legislature b (1): the exercise of such authority (2): a message communicating the reasons of an executive and especially the President of the United States for vetoing a proposed law
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 10y agoThe President's power to reject legislation passed by Congress. Congress can override a veto with 2/3 vote in both House and Senate.
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∙ 9y agoThe rejection or overruling of a bill by the president
Veto is a constitutional right to reject a decision or a proposal that was made by a law-making body.
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∙ 8y agoVeto is latin, it means literally "I forbid"
Cheif executive's power to reject a bill passed by a legislature; literally (Latin) "I forbid".
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What is a word to reject a bill and prevent it from becoming a law?
veto
To strike down a law?
Veto
For the rock group VETO what does VETO stand for?
full of veto
Can the President Veto the Veto of his Veto?
No. The President only has one choice to veto or to pass it. Once he veto's it goes back to congress where they can kill it or they can override his veto with 2-3 majority.
What is the singular possessive form of veto?
The plural for the noun veto is vetoes.The plural possessive form is vetoes'.
The rejection of a legislative act by the executive branch is known as the?
Veto
The veto and pocket veto are two ways that the what can reject a bill?
The veto and the pocket veto are two ways that the _____ can reject a bill
How can you end a veto?
by overriding the veto
What does the prefix veto mean?
veto
3 What four options does the President of the US have for handling a law?
Sign it, veto it, do a pocket veto.
What is the meaning of 'veto' in Latin?
Veto is not actually Greek it is Latin verb; Veto, Vetare, Vetui, Vetitus meaning To Forbid or Tell not to. The first principle part of the verb Veto is where the English word Veto comes from meaning "I" Forbid. Hope that helps ^_^
What is a recall veto?
There is no such thing as a "recall veto"
