Etymology

liberum veto

Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Polish liberum veto
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  1. Polish · borrowed fromliberum veto
  2. English todayliberum veto

Borrowed from Polish liberum veto.

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