liberum veto
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
- (historical) A parliamentary rule in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, allowing any dissenting member of the legislature to force an immediate end to the current session and nullify any legislation that had already been passed.
- (by extension) Any system in which a single dissenting member can unilaterally block an action.
- The US, Russia, UK, France, and China have liberum veto power in the UN Security Council, allowing them to shield themselves and their allies from UN oversight.
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin liberum veto.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
liberum veto n (indeclinable)
- (historical, law, politics) liberum veto (parliamentary rule in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, allowing any dissenting member of the legislature to force an immediate end to the current session and nullify any legislation that had already been passed)
Further reading[edit]
- liberum veto in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- liberum veto in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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