No. 4,405 in Russian
вето
Veto: The right to reject or prohibit a decision or proposal.
In a sentence
Президент наложил вето на законопроект.
The president vetoed the bill.
In this sentence, 'вето' is used as a noun representing the action of prohibiting a law or decision.
Новое правило обходит президентское вето.
The new rule bypasses the presidential veto.
Here, 'вето' refers to the formal rejection made by the president.
Они применили раньше наложенное вето на проведение реформы.
They applied the previously imposed veto on implementing the reform.
In this example, 'вето' is used to describe an already established prohibition towards an action.
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