Clues for the word "VETO"
We've had 219 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 508 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on December 23, 2025.
Definition of veto
- n. - An authoritative prohibition or negative; a forbidding; an interdiction.
- n. - A power or right possessed by one department of government to forbid or prohibit the carrying out of projects attempted by another department; especially, in a constitutional government, a power vested in the chief executive to prevent the enactment of measures passed by the legislature. Such a power may be absolute, as in the case of the Tribunes of the People in ancient Rome, or limited, as in the case of the President of the United States. Called also the veto power.
- n. - The exercise of such authority; an act of prohibition or prevention; as, a veto is probable if the bill passes.
- n. - A document or message communicating the reasons of the executive for not officially approving a proposed law; -- called also veto message.
- v. t. - To prohibit; to negative; also, to refuse assent to, as a legislative bill, and thus prevent its enactment; as, to veto an appropriation bill.
Referring Clues
- Clinton denial
- Congress-thwarting move
- Quash
- Nix from Nixon, e.g.
- Kill, in a way
- Emphatic no
- Literally, "I forbid"
- Kind of power
- Refuse to sign, in a way
- Gubernatorial right
- Denial
- President's prerogative
- Nix by Nixon, e.g.
- Nix
- Pork chop?
- Challenge to Congress
- Nix, presidentially
- Presidential prerogative
- Bill killer
- Pocket or line-item follower
- High-level denial
- Presidential turndown
- Governor's option
- Just say no
- It will kill the bill
- Kill a bill
- West Wing threat
- Washington no
- Kill, as a bill
- Put the kibosh on
- Presidential prohibition
- Bill killer, often
- Nix from Nixon, say
- Quash, in a way
- Bill blocker
- Presidential power
- Reject
- Presidential "no"
- Block in Washington
- Keep from going through
- Quash, as a bill
- Refuse to approve
- White House rejection
- Turn down
- Presidential rejection
- Say no to, as a bill
- Oval Office power
- Governor's turndown
- Bill squelcher
- Reject, as a bill
- Governor's rejection
- Reject, as legislation
- Presidential privilege
- Disallow
- Power to kill a bill
- Give a thumbs down to
- Obama cancellation
- A certain thumbs down
- A presidential power
- Presidential thumbs-down
- Security Council power
- Presidential move
- Bill sinker
- Nix, in the Oval Office
- Bill's setback
- Presidential "thumbs down"
- Prohibit, presidentially
- Bill-blocking maneuver
- Turn thumbs down
- Reagan's rejection
- President's rejection
- Presidential refusal
- Executive turndown
- White House no
- President's refusal
- Presidential blackball
- Bill-blocking measure
- Kill bills
- Ixnay
- Overrule
- Block
- Say no to
- No from the White House
- White House power
- Emphatic rejection
- Kill bill?
- Nix a bill
- White House turndown
- Obama's option
- Legislative turndown
- Gubernatorial turndown
- Presidential no
- Forbid through official power
- White House "no"
- Negating vote
- Official nix
- Presidential 'no'
- Nixon nix, once
- Nullify
- Shoot down
- Authoritative prohibition
- Presential power
- Rejection from the top
- No
- DC block
- Refuse to allow
- Line-item item
- Highest power?
- Governor's nix
- Presidential action
- Executive nix
- It can be overridden
- Block, as a bill
- Not allow
- Block from the White House
- Prohibit
- Ultimate no
- President's "no"
- Nix from Nixon, once
- Controversial line-item action
- "I forbid," to Caesar
- Nix from the president, e.g.
- Ban
- Not allow to pass
- Interdiction
- 'No' from a higher-up
- Rejection by the president
- Nix, as a president
- Presidential denial
- Presidential vote
- Presidential bill-blocker
- Preventative power
- Blocking action
- Executive negation
- Oval Office rejection
- Last-word power
- Turn down from the President
- Presidential right to turn down a bill
- Prohibit, as a president
- Refuse to allow free vote
- One of 37 cast by Bill Clinton
- "Big Brother"'s Power of ___
- Quash musician's audition
- Band audition denial
- "There's a Beat in All Machines" Danish band
- "Crushing Digits" Danish band
- Refusal to assent
- Right to reject a proposed measure
- Power to reject legislation
- Refuse permission in suave tones
- Prohibition
- Forbid check on love
- Right to reject a proposal
- The right to reject
- Right of rejection
- Second and last switch in Poll's bar
- Red light area of selective Toronto
- Right to ban
- Block vote?
- Investigate old block
- Right to prevent proposed action
- Prohibition couched in negative tones
- Kill, as legislation
- Forbid
- Some love tokens current during Prohibition
- Forbid to check 22
- Check duck in bar
- Vote to relax prohibition
- Refuse to allow a free vote
- Officially negate
- Rejection from the White House
- Bill rejection
- Blocking vote
- Reject vote for change
- Refuse permission
- Cast vote to reject a proposal
- Ban from competitive tobogganing
- Forbid executive toys? Not entirely
- Rule out nothing after check
- Prohibition some have tolerated
- Executive refusal
- Ban means nothing to surgeon
- Rejection of a congressional bill
- Presidential option
- Formal rejection
- Official "no"
- Reject "power"
- Governor's rejection of a bill the legislature has passed
- Ability to take a nominee off the eviction block, on "Big Brother"
- Formal "no" from 14-Across
- White House privilege
- Executive 'no'
- Governor's thumbs-down
- It can kill a bill
- Medic facing old ban
- Kill bill?
- Trump's first occurred on 3/15/19
- Presidential threat
- Official refusal
- Power for 10-Down
- Legislation stopper
- Reject, presidentially
- A thumbs-down from the president
- Legislative rejection
- Presidential bill-killer
- Power move
- Power to prevent legislation
- Gubernatorial option
- Refuse to pick up the bill?
- Political override
- Governor's override
- No power?
- Oval Office override
- Security Council nix
- President's override
- Nixon nix?
- Formally reject
- Legislative override
- Power to remove a nomination for eviction on "Big Brother"
Last Seen In
- New York Times - December 23, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - December 01, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - November 26, 2025
- Mirror Daily - November 18, 2025
- Mirror Daily - November 02, 2025
- Daily American - October 17, 2025
- New York Times - October 01, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - September 03, 2025
- Mirror Daily - July 29, 2025
- LA Times - July 29, 2025
- Mirror Daily - June 30, 2025
- Mirror Daily - June 08, 2025
- New York Times - May 19, 2025
- Mirror Daily - April 24, 2025
- Daily American - March 21, 2025
- Mirror Daily - March 09, 2025
- Mirror Daily - February 22, 2025
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - February 22, 2025
- Mirror Daily - February 02, 2025
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - January 03, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - December 26, 2024
- Mirror Daily - December 07, 2024
- Daily American - November 29, 2024
- USA Today - November 28, 2024
- Daily American - November 14, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - October 25, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - September 06, 2024
- Mirror Daily - August 30, 2024
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