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title: veto — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «veto» in the school dictionary: A veto is the right of one person or group to stop a decision or law, even if others agree with it. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# veto

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**Who acts:** veto, others, Mum, President, Russia, its · **What happens:** be, stop, agree, veto, say, use · **To what, where:** right, decision, something, power, idea, home · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«veto» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [veto in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/veto.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A veto is the right of one person or group to stop a decision or law, even if others agree with it.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:veto:m1:1
# text = A veto is the right of one person or group to stop a decision or law, even if others agree with it.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	veto	veto	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	right	right	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	decision	decision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
18	even	even	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
19	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
20	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	nsubj	_	_
21	agree	agree	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
22	with	with	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a veto | the right |  |  |  | of one person or group | tree rules |
| 2 | **stop** | to-infinitive |  | a decision or law |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality decision=Eventuality |
| 3 | **agree** *speech: agree* *a condition, not said to happen* | present | others |  |  |  |  | with veto | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.co-agent how S»: agent=Agent with it=Co-Agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To veto something is to use that power to say no and stop it.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:veto:m2:1
# text = To veto something is to use that power to say no and stop it.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	veto	veto	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
11	no	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	10	discourse	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **veto** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | use *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **stop** | infinitive |  | power |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality it=Eventuality |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To veto an idea at home or with friends is just to refuse it: «Mum vetoed the idea of a puppy.».

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:veto:m3:1
# text = To veto an idea at home or with friends is just to refuse it: «Mum vetoed the idea of a puppy.».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	veto	veto	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	advcl	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
11	just	just	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	refuse	refuse	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
16	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
18	vetoed	veto	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	conj	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **veto** | to-infinitive |  | a idea |  | home or friends |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | refuse *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **veto** *in a quote* | past | Mum | the idea of a puppy |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The President vetoed the new law.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:veto:x1:1
# text = The President vetoed the new law.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	President	President	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	vetoed	veto	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **veto** | past | the President | the new law |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Russia used its veto at the UN Security Council.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:veto:x2:1
# text = Russia used its veto at the UN Security Council.
1	Russia	Russia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	veto	veto	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	UN	UN	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
8	Security	Security	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	Council	Council	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | Russia | its veto |  | the UN Security Council |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent veto=Patient |
| 2 | **veto** |  | its *= it* |  |  |  |  |  | nom veto «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each of the five permanent members has a veto.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:veto:x3:1
# text = Each of the five permanent members has a veto.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
5	permanent	permanent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	members	member	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
7	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	veto	veto	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Each | a veto |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent veto=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My sister vetoed my idea of pizza for breakfast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:veto:x4:1
# text = My sister vetoed my idea of pizza for breakfast.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	vetoed	veto	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	pizza	pizza	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **veto** | past | My sister | my idea of pizza |  |  |  | for breakfast | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The head teacher has the power of veto over school trips.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:veto:x5:1
# text = The head teacher has the power of veto over school trips.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	veto	veto	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	over	over	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	trips	trip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the head teacher | the power of veto over school trips |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent power=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
One veto is enough to stop the resolution.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:veto:x6:1
# text = One veto is enough to stop the resolution.
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	veto	veto	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	enough	enough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	resolution	resolution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | One veto |  |  |  |  | enough *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **stop** | to-infinitive | One veto *not said here* | the resolution |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality resolution=Eventuality |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad vetoed the scary film.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:veto:x7:1
# text = Dad vetoed the scary film.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	vetoed	veto	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	scary	scary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **veto** | past | Dad | the scary film |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The council could not veto the plan on its own.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:veto:x8:1
# text = The council could not veto the plan on its own.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	veto	veto	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **veto** | could | the council | the plan |  | council's own |  |  | tree rules |

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