拒否権
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Meanings
1
right of veto; veto power
Refers to the legal or formal power to unilaterally stop an official action, such as a legislative bill or a UN Security Council resolution.
The president exercised the right of veto over the bill.
The permanent members have veto power.
Usage patterns
- 拒否権を行使するto exercise one's veto power
The United States exercised its veto power in the UN Security Council.
- 拒否権を発動するto invoke/trigger one's veto power
Russia invoked its veto against the resolution.
- 〈人〉が拒否権を持つfor someone/some party to hold veto power
The permanent member states hold veto power.
- 拒否権を認めるto grant/recognize veto power
The new treaty does not grant member states veto power.