Veto Meaning. An order that something not be done or used. In theory the British.
The president has the veto and will use it. Bush refusing to sign the State Childrens Health Insurance bill. The governors veto of the bill.
The president has the power of veto over any bill that comes across his desk.
A veto is a no vote that blocks a decision. The president vetoed the economic package passed by Congress. A vetoed bill can still become law if Congress overrides the presidents action by obtaining a supermajority vote of two-thirds of the members of both the House 290 votes and the Senate 67 votes. The constitutional power of the chief executive of a state or nation to prevent or delay the enactment of legislation passed by the legislature.