noun
plural -toes
[count] :a decision by a person in authority to not allow or approve something (such as a new law)
[noncount] :the right or power of a person in authority to decide that something (such as a new law) will not be approved
verb
-toes; -toed; -toing
[+ obj] to reject (a proposed law) officially :to refuse to allow (a bill) to become a law
to refuse to allow or accept (something, such as a plan or suggestion)