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AH020387 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Veto

Veto is closer to meaning 'turn down' or 'ban'?
  

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To veto is to vote "no". It can be a verb, adjective or noun: The president can veto any bill passed by Congress, including the nation's budget. The legislation must then go back to Congress for another vote.

  • To veto is to vote "no".
  • It can be a verb, adjective or noun: The president can veto any bill passed by Congress, including the nation's budget.
  • The legislation must then go back to Congress for another vote.
  • If it gets a 2/3 majority, then the president's veto will be overturned, and the legistaion will become law.
  • A wise president will use his veto power judiciously.
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To veto is to vote "no". It can be a verb, adjective or noun:

The president can veto any bill passed by Congress, including the nation's budget. The legislation must then go back to Congress for another vote. If it gets a 2/3 majority, then the president's veto will be overturned, and the legistaion will become law.
A wise president will use his veto power judic

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