Plural of veto
regular plural
The plural of veto is vetoes or vetos.
Forms of veto
| Singular | veto /ˈviːtəʊ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | vetoes vetos |
| Countable | countable |
Vetoes and vetos in a sentence
- Cooper’s vetos to survive.2019 May 6, Richard Fausset, “North Carolina Legislature Fails to Overturn Governor’s Veto of Anti-Abortion Bill”, in The New York Times
- Now, Republican legislators cannot afford to lose a single seat, in either chamber, if they want to continue to override his vetoes.2024 August 31, David W. Chen, “In North Carolina, the Math for a Supermajority May Come Down to One”, in The New York Times, archived from...
- When the seat of Free China was given to Communist China, vetoes from Communist powers increased.2016, Rachel C. Larson, “Cold War Tensions”, in The American Republic, 4th edition, Greenville, SC: BJU Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 484. From the entry Free China
Meaning of veto
- noun A political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc.
- noun An invocation of that right.
- noun An authoritative prohibition or negative; a forbidding; an interdiction.
Questions about the plural of veto
- What is the plural of veto?
- The plural of veto is vetoes or vetos.
- Which is correct, vetoes or vetos?
- Both are used. vetoes is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is veto countable?
- Veto is a countable noun.
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