Thug's Veto

A 'Thug's Veto' is when violent and/or threatening activists and/or protest groups, usually on the left of the political spectrum, force the closure, cancellation or disruption of an event that they don't agree with by means of intimidation or threats of violence and chaos.

"Did you see how the New Zealand Prime Minister endorsed a thug's veto when she said she was 'proud' that controversial speakers were shut down by protesters in her country over the weekend?"

by FreeSpeechLiberation August 6, 2018

Berserker's Veto

Action taken by one player in a role-playing game to force the story into a fight regardless of the preferences of the other players. See also, Leroy Jenkins.

Despite the fact that the remainder of the group wanted to try and sneak into the castle, John executed a berserker's veto by rushing the guards and attacking them.

by Trogdor_the_Burninator February 5, 2024

Single-Anomaly Veto

The tactic of using a single exception to veto an entire generalization, no matter how well-supported. Single-anomaly veto is what happens when one counterexample—real or imagined—is used to dismiss mountains of evidence. It's the logic of "some smokers live to 100, so smoking doesn't cause cancer," of "one study found no effect, so all the other studies are wrong." The single-anomaly veto is beloved of denialists, who can always find an exception and use it to veto the rule. The cure is recognizing that generalizations are about patterns, not absolutes; exceptions prove the rule only in the sense of testing it, not disproving it.

Single-Anomaly Veto Example: "She presented decades of research showing climate change. He responded with the single-anomaly veto: 'But it snowed last week! So much for global warming.' One snowstorm, one exception, used to veto the entire climate record. The fallacy was breathtaking in its audacity, and also completely effective with those who wanted to believe it."

by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal February 17, 2026

Vetocracy

When a government, group, organization, or any other ruling body is unable to govern because small minorities veto or obstruct decisions and legislation from being enacted

Congress is a complete vetocracy. Right now a single person can block a law just by sending a note saying they want to filibuster.

by Wordiculous July 25, 2022

vetomo

The best bishop boi

Vetomo is my favorite bishop

by Vetomo The Bishop December 2, 2018

vetosexual

Someone who can and will forbid all forms of sex.

person 1:I'd like do to perform some coitus now.
person 2: Thou shalt not pass. For I am a vetosexual!

by n008a April 12, 2009

Vetonoob

The little kid who obnoxiously screams multitudes of "VETO! VETO!" into the microphone if they don't like the map that is chosen for the party, thinking it will actually change the outcome instead of just getting them muted.

VETONOOB:"Aww, I hate this map. Veto, veto, veto, veto, veto, veto, veto..."

PLAYER 1:"Shut up!"

(mutes the vetonoob)

PLAYER 2:"Yeah, your a faggot!"

(also mutes the vetonoob)

by the_frew May 2, 2009