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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
veto is not an abbreviation. it is a word that means
"(noun) the right to reject or forbid a decision or proposal of a law-making body. committee etc". example, "use the presidentail veto."
"(verb) a refusal to allow something". example, "the government's veto on large-scale company mergers".
Source(s): Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary - StarlaLv 61 decade ago
Veto means I forbid. In the old days, in Rome, the emperor had the power to 'veto' things, meaning he had the sole power to forbid things. Nowadays it's more used as an expression and the more powerful someone is (like a company dorector) the more veto power they have.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Veto means to reject or decline something ... Mostly known as when a president rejects (VETOS) a bill.
I dont know the abbreviation or even if there is one.
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- 1 decade ago
It is used to denote that a certain party has the right to stop unilaterally a certain piece of legislation.
