🇬🇧 Veto meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

To veto something means to officially say “no” to it so it cannot happen. When a person in charge vetoes an idea, rule, or plan, they refuse to allow it, even if other people want it. It’s like having a special power to stop a decision from going forward.

The teacher vetoed our idea to replace math class with daily nap time and unlimited snacks.

The class voted for a homework-free year, but the teacher calmly vetoed our beautiful dream.

Dad vetoed my request to install a waterslide from my bedroom window to the kitchen.

Mom vetoed my plan to train spiders to do my chores, even though it was clearly brilliant.

My sister vetoed my suggestion to cut her birthday cake with a chainsaw “for dramatic effect.”

At dusk the children beg to send paper lanterns over the road. "Let’s light one!" they call. Mother steps between them and the street: "I veto that." Father nods, "I veto." He adds, "We veto the lanterns." A neighbor says, "I veto." Later a child climbs the fence; mother says, "I veto" and guides them home. They sulk, smile, safe.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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