Veto
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A veto is a legal power to unilaterally stop an official action. In the most typical case, a president or monarch vetoes a bill to stop it from becoming law. In many countries, veto powers are establi
US President Ronald Reagan signing a veto of a bill
Tiberius Gracchus, Roman tribune
William III of England granting royal assent to the Toleration Act 1688
US President Bill Clinton signing cancellation letters related to his line-Item vetoes for the Balanced Budget Act of 1997
In the United States, Article I, Section 7 of the Constitution provides that the president can veto bills passed by the Congress before they become law, while also sending the bill back to its chamber
Veto
…government, such as in state, provincial or local government, and in international bodies. Some vetoes can be overcome, often by a supermajority vote: in the United States, a two-thirds vote of the House of Representatives and the Senate can override a presidential veto. Some vetoes, however, are absolute and cannot be…
Political cartoon regarding Calvin Coolidge's veto of the McNary–Haugen Farm Relief Bill
Paul Ryan and Russ Feingold introducing a line-item veto bill in 2007