きょひけん

拒否権
right of veto

* * *

きょひけん【拒否権】

a right to veto; a veto right; a veto 《pl. ～es》.

●同法は大統領の拒否権にもかかわらず可決された. The act was passed over the President's veto.

●拒否権の行使されない国連総会 the UN General Assembly, where there is no veto vote

・安全保障理事会は結局拒否権のために動きがとれなかった. The Security Council proved ineffectual because of the right of veto.

●拒否権を行使する exercise one's veto (power) [right of veto]

・拒否権を振り回す wield one's veto power [right of veto]

・拒否権を持たない vetoless 《members》; without a right of veto.

●この決議もロシアの拒否権発動で葬られるだろう. This resolution will no doubt also be shelved by Russia's exercise of its veto right.