vetoismn.
/ˈviːtəʊɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈvidəˌwɪzəm/, /ˈvidoʊˌɪzəm/, /ˈviˌtoʊˌɪzəm/ Exercise or advocacy of the power of veto.local vetoism: see the first element.
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society > authority > subjection > prohibition > [noun] > veto > legislative or political > right or power of > exercise or advocacy of
vetoism1813
1813 Orthodox Jrnl. Sept. 155/1 Are we to bow down to this vetoism; what else is it but vetoism, brought forward under the titles of Provisions, Securities, Concessions, and such Devilments.
1897 Westm. Gaz. 17 Dec. in Encycl. Dict. Suppl. Vetoism has nothing to say against the immense amount spent in that way.
1959 Daily News (Middlesboro, Kentucky) 15 Oct. 2/4 Congress accomplished much during its recent session despite ‘vetoism’ on the part of President Eisenhower.
2002 P. Nel in A. F. Cooper et al. Enhancing Global Governance ix. 154 The acceptability of great-power unilateral or multilateral ‘vetoism’, which implies that initiatives in world politics are accepted only if the great powers initiate or agree to them.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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