Delete and Veto

Delete

Delete verb - To show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it.

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Veto and delete are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Veto" instead a verb "Delete".

Nearby Words: deletion, deleted, deleting, deleter

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

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Delete and veto are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Delete" instead a verb "Veto".

Nearby Words: vetoed, vetoing

characters	delete characters	veto characters
words	delete words	veto words

The Wisconsin legislature has since managed to create two Obvious Rule Patches which disallow the governor from using the veto to delete letters within a word or splice together multiple sentences, but to this day, the governor of Wisconsin can still delete individual words in a sentence.

Source: Loophole Abuse / Real Life Law

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