Vetoing
in example sentence
One of Obama’s last acts as president was to have the US abstain from voting on a United Nations Security Council resolution against Israeli settlement-building in the occupied territories, rather than
vetoing
it.
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In December, he blasted then-President Barack Obama’s decision to abstain from a vote on a UN Security Council resolution condemning Israel’s illegal settlement construction, instead of
vetoing
the measure.
But the US prevented Nicaragua from obtaining any compensation by
vetoing
UN Security Council resolutions that called for enforcement of the ICJ’s judgment.
Think of powerful business groups
vetoing
moves to improve tax collection or strengthen competition policy.
Or think of public-sector unions
vetoing
changes in benefits for their members.
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