Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

liberum veto

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables: liberum ve-to
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

noun

Any system in which a single dissenting member can unilaterally block an action.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish liberum veto.

Questions

What does liberum veto mean?: 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.
Where does liberum veto come from?: Borrowed from Polish liberum veto.

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