Veto

velo, n.; pi. -toes, -toz. Any authoritative prohibition; esp. the power po e ed by the executive branch of a government, as a king, president, governor, etc., to negative a bill which has been pa ed by the legislative branch of the government; act of exercising this power; a me age conveying a negative, with reasons. — v. t. [vetoed (-tod) -TO- ING.] To withhold a ent to, esp. to a bill for a law, and thus prevent its enactment; to forbid.