Confirm and Veto

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Confirm verb – To give official acceptance of as satisfactory.

Usage example: the senate must confirm an appointment to an ambassadorship

Veto is an antonym for confirm in topics: ratify, reinforce.

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Veto verb – To reject by or as if by a vote.

Usage example: my husband quickly vetoed my suggestion that we adopt the stray dog

Confirm is an antonym for veto.

Nearby Words: vetoed, vetoing

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move	confirm move	veto move
choice	confirm choice	veto choice
marriage	confirm marriage	veto marriage
order	confirm order	veto order
Other nouns: name, detail, relationship, time, numbers.

Second, the Narrator has the right to veto or confirm any detail about any character.

Source: Tabletop Game / Mistborn: The Original Trilogy
In Traveller one of the two main official powers the Imperial Moot (all the nobles in the Imperium who have the time to show up) has is to veto or confirm the Emperor's choice of succession and to dissolve the Imperium.

Source: Elective Monarchy

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