veto

A way that the president can stop a bill from becoming law by refusing to sign it.

Word Structure

E = me, see; O = go, show

4 Letters

2 Syllables: ve•to

4 Phonemes

Vowels: E, O

Sentence Examples

The President said, no, I veto.

The governor has veto power.

The veto sent the bill back to Congress.

Semantic Relatives

Bill

President

Reject

Textbook

Explore American Democracy Chapter 5 by Attainment