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TOPIK 6noun

거부권

geobugwon [거부꿘]

거부권이 · 거부권을

veto, veto power

Example

대통령이 그 법안에 대해 거부권을 행사했습니다.

The president exercised his veto on the bill.

Word parts

거 refuse부 deny권 right

Literally 'right to refuse'. -권 = a right: 투표권, 참정권.

Good to know

The fixed collocation is 거부권을 행사하다, to exercise a veto.