Kill and Veto

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Kill

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

Usage example: the Senate killed the bill by a single vote

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Veto is a synonym for kill in cancel topic. In some cases you can use "Veto" instead a verb "Kill", when it comes to topics like stop, destroy. popular alternative

Nearby Words: killing, killed, killer

Veto

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

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Kill is a synonym for veto in stop topic. You can use "Kill" instead a verb "Veto", if it concerns topics such as refuse permission. informal substitute

Nearby Words: vetoed, vetoing

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successful	successful kill	successful veto
final	final kill	final veto

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time	kill time	veto time
characters	kill characters	veto characters

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This is also the way some governors in US states work: They don't want to sign a bill that has passed through the state legislature, but they also don't want to veto it and kill the bill.

Source: Loophole Abuse / Real Life Law
In the comics, once they did take back the land, her parents were revealed to be alive, the powers that be tried to kill her off but got an Executive Veto, and an older brother popped up out of nowhere.

Source: Everything's Better with Princesses
An Executive Veto, so they named it after the bassist's reaction, Kill 'Em All.

Source: Intentionally Awkward Title

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