a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body
否决权
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the legislature would have a veto over appointments to key posts .立法机关对关键岗位人员的任命具有否决权。
such a rejection
否决。
a prohibition
禁止
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his veto on our drinking after the meal was annoying .他禁止我们饭后饮酒,这真让人恼火。
exercise a veto against (a decision or proposal made by a law-making body)
否决(立法机关的决定或提议)
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the president vetoed the bill .总统否决了那项提案。
refuse to accept or allow
拒绝;禁止
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the film star often has a right to veto the pictures used for publicity .影星常有权拒绝发表用于宣传目的的自身照片。
" early 17th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘I forbid', used by Roman tribunes of the people when opposing measures of the Senate. "