Definition & Meaning

1.power or right of veto

2.power by which the minority can veto a proposal of the majority, e.g. the veto power of the permanent member states of the United Nations Security Council

fǒu jué quán

否 决 权

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n.power or right of veto
- dòng yòng fǒu jué quán
  动用否决权
  resort to the veto
- yǒu fǒu jué quán
  有否决权
  have a veto
- zhǔ xí duì suǒ yǒu de jué dìng dōu yōng yǒu fǒu jué quán
  主席对所有的决定都拥有否决权。
  The chairman has the power of veto on all decisions.
2
n.power by which the minority can veto a proposal of the majority, e.g. the veto power of the permanent member states of the United Nations Security Council
- zhǐ yǒu zài lián hé guó ān lǐ huì shang tā cái yōng yǒu fǒu jué quán
  只有在联合国安理会上，它才拥有否决权。
  Only at the UN Security Council does Russia have a veto.
- xiàn fǎ huì shòu yǔ zǒng tǒng fǒu jué quán
  宪法会授与总统否决权。
  The Constitution invests the president with the power of veto.

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