Play
Play verb - To engage in activity for amusement.
Veto
Veto verb - To reject by or as if by a vote.
How words are described
| successful | successful play | successful veto |
| final | final play | final veto |
Common collocations
| parts | play parts | veto parts |
| time | play time | veto time |
| characters | play characters | veto characters |
Both words in one sentence
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Unfortunately, the Spiegelman family has veto power over the role of their late relative, and they don't believe that a twenty-something blue-eyed blonde like Michelle Beck deserves to play someone they consider a saint.
Source: Literature / Agent To The Stars - Later seasons had the vetos be a random draw (so one couldn't specifically deny anyone a chance to play for veto).
Source: Loophole Abuse / Live-Action TV - After this has been airing without controversy for a while, suddenly, Executive Meddling or Executive Veto, or both, will come into play to start appeasing the Moral Guardians.
Source: Gay Panic
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