Usage Note
Vetar is a regular -ar verb meaning to exercise a veto, used in political, legislative, and organizational contexts. The related noun is veto (m). A common construction is vetar una propuesta (to veto a proposal) or vetar a alguien (to blacklist or bar someone from a role). The Latin origin veto ('I forbid') is still recognizable and gives English the same word directly.
Examples
"El presidente vetó la nueva ley de presupuesto."
Natural Translation
The president vetoed the new budget law.
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