Command and Veto

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Command

Command verb - To issue orders to (someone) by right of authority.
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Synonyms for Command
Antonyms for Command
Veto is an antonym for command in demand topic.
Nearby Words: commanding, commanded, commander, commandment, commandant

Veto

Veto verb - To reject by or as if by a vote.
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Synonyms for Veto
Antonyms for Veto
Command is an antonym for veto.
Nearby Words: vetoed, vetoing
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Similar words of veto

How words are described

complete complete command complete veto
heavy heavy command heavy veto
absolute absolute command absolute veto
final final command final veto

Common collocations

move command move veto move
name command name veto name

Both words in one sentence

  • Los Angeles also tends to give this a nod whenever the team has to do something that would require going through local channels, but don't have the time — Hettie goes a long way back with a lot of people and can easily procure the warrants needed to veto the usual chain of command.
    Source: Jurisdiction Friction
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Veto and Command. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/command/veto
Command & Veto. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/command/veto>.
Veto or Command. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/command/veto.

Antonyms for command


Antonyms for veto

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