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Detailed explanation-1: -A veto is a negative vote and is the most significant distinction between permanent and non-permanent members in the UN Security Council. Pia Krishnankutty. 27 February, 2022 07:30 pm IST.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Right to Veto It was agreed by the drafters that if any one of the five permanent members cast a negative vote in the 15-member Security Council, the resolution or decision would not be approved.
Detailed explanation-3: -UN Charter Article 27(3) states that votes in the Security Council on non-procedural matters “shall be made by an affirmative vote of nine members including the concurring votes of the permanent members"–this is often called the veto power of permanent members.
Detailed explanation-4: -A veto is a no vote that blocks a decision. The President can veto some bills that pass his desk. A veto is a very official way of saying “No!” Vetoes block or forbid something, and the word is also used more loosely.