NYT Dictionary

VETO

/ˈvi.toʊ/

NounVerbVE-tove-to · 2 syllablesGrade 6

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

Meaning

A political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc.

Etymology

Origin: Latin

From Latin vetō (“to forbid”).

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

blackballnegativeforbidprohibitinterdictproscribedisallownixconstitutedecree

Antonyms

permitallow

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 10 recorded puzzles:

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