否决

foǔ jué · HSK 7

to veto

🚫 否 (no/deny) + 决 (decide) = a 'no' decision = veto

否 means negate/deny; 决 means decide or settle. Together: a deciding 'no' — the formal power to overrule. Same 决 as in 决定 (decide) and 解决 (resolve).

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