veto

As nouns the difference between election and veto

is that election is election while veto is vet (profession).

As nouns the difference between veto and referendum

is that veto is vet (profession) while referendum is referendum.

As a verb abstain

is (transitive|reflexive|obsolete) keep or withhold oneself .

As a noun veto is

vet (profession).

As a verb forbid

is to disallow; to proscribe.

As a noun veto is

vet (profession).

As nouns the difference between veto and casting

is that veto is vet (profession) while casting is casting.

As a noun veto

is vet (profession).

As a proper noun boycott is

(a village name).

As nouns the difference between abstention and veto

is that abstention is the act of restraining oneself while veto is a political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc.

As a verb veto is

to use a veto against.

As a noun veto

is vet (profession).

As a verb disavow is

to refuse strongly and solemnly to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like; to disclaim; to disown.

As nouns the difference between defy and veto

is that defy is (obsolete) a challenge while veto is vet (profession).

As a verb defy

is to renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce.