vetooikeus
Vetooikeus, often written veto-oikeus in Finnish, is the right to block or otherwise prevent a proposed decision or action. The power can be held by an individual (for example, a president or chair), a deliberative body, a minority shareholder, or an international body. The exact effect of a veto depends on the applicable constitutional, statutory, or contractual provisions; it may be an absolute block or a conditional veto that requires concessions or alternate proposals. The term is used across political, corporate, and international contexts, and its specific form varies by jurisdiction.
In politics, veto rights function as checks and balances that can stop legislation, budgets, or appointments,
Rules governing vetoes vary widely. Some vetoes can be overridden after a defined process or by achieving
Etymology: veto derives from Latin via French; in Finnish, veto-oikeus is commonly hyphenated, though both forms