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Word entry · 4 letters

veto

Best crossword clue

"Official no"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /ˈviːtəʊ/Part of speech noun, verbSorted eotvStarts with VEnds with O2 cluesVery common crossword word
1V2E3T4O

Definitions

  1. a vote that blocks a decision

Word origin

From Latin vetō (“to forbid”).

Used in a sentence

  • Now, Republican legislators cannot afford to lose a single seat, in either chamber, if they want to continue to override his vetoes.
  • This contemptuous veto of her husband's on any intimacy with her family.
  • An outer detector (OD) region will act as both a passive shield for low energy backgrounds and an active veto for cosmic ray muons.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Official no4 letters
02Executive no4 letters

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