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    veto
    /ˈviːtəʊ/

    noun

    • 1. a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a lawmaking body: "neither state was given a veto over amendments to the Act"

    verb

    • 1. exercise a veto against (a decision or proposal): "the president vetoed the bill"

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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › United_Nations_SecurityUnited Nations Security Council - Wikipedia

    2 days ago · In the negotiations leading up to the creation of the UN, the veto power was opposed by many small countries and was in fact forced on them by the veto nations—the United States, the United Kingdom, China, France, and the Soviet Union—by threatening that the UN would otherwise not be founded.

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  4. www.britannica.com › topic › United-Nations-SecurityUnited Nations Security Council | History & Members

    2 days ago · The Security Council originally consisted of 11 members—five permanent members (the Republic of China [Taiwan], France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States) and six nonpermanent members elected by the UN General Assembly for two-year terms.

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  5. psdata.un.org › dataset › DPPA-SCVETOESPeace & Security Data Hub - United Nations

    Sep 25, 2024 · The dataset provides an overview of all vetoes cast by the five permanent members of the Security Council since 1946 in accordance with Article 27 (3) of the United Nations Charter. Data on...

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  7. www.vedantu.com › question-answer › which-among-theWhich among the following Veto powers is NOT ... - Vedantu

    3 days ago · The President of India has been conferred with three types veto Powers namely Suspensive Veto, Pocket Veto and Absolute Veto. Pocket veto: If the bill passed by the Parliament is kept pending by the President without taking any action on the bill for an indefinite period, then it refers to Pocket veto.

  8. www.cfr.org › blog › truth-telling-turtle-bayTruth-Telling at Turtle Bay | Council on Foreign Relations

    1 day ago · Truth-Telling at Turtle Bay. The speech by Argentina's President Javier Milei to the U.N. General Assembly was a rare and memorable case of truth-telling about the United Nations. Blog Post by...

  9. sd11.senate.ca.gov › news › senator-wiener-respondsSenator Wiener Responds to Governor Newsom Vetoing Landmark ...

    4 days ago · “This veto is a setback for everyone who believes in oversight of massive corporations that are making critical decisions that affect the safety and welfare of the public and the future of the planet,” said Senator Wiener.

  10. revolution.chnm.org › d › 1118Suspensive Veto · LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING ...

    2 days ago · The issue of what kind of veto power the King would have in the constitution—absolute or suspensive—had been divisive, but the King’s use of the veto in defense of refractory clergy and émigrés helped undermine his popular support and greatly facilitated the fall of the monarchy on 10 August 1792.