"VETO" . wht's the origin of this strong word ?
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ilker_murat is right, but this word has a historical background too. This term derives from 494 BC, when the first tribunes in ancient Rome were elected to protect and represent the 'plebs' (less well-born people with relatively low income - they were rather disdained by the 'patricians' = Rome's aristocracy) in the political life. They were enabled to prevent decisions that weren't advantegous for this social group by vetoing (that is to officially refuse to approve a statute).
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Latin root 'pend-' = hang\n+ Latin prefix 'de-' = on or about\n= depend = to 'hang on'\n+ English suffix (of French origin) - '-ence' = (generally) making a noun out of a verb\n+ Latin/French prefix 'in-' = 'opposite of' or 'not'
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No, it is not a word. Trusted is a participle, which comes from the verb "to trust." Untrusted would be a participle too, but there is no verb "to untrust," so the word cannot exist at least according to grammar. People may or may not use it, and given the 2.5 million hits for it on Google, people do indeed use it. If you are writing in a formal context, I'd say find a better way to say it, but otherwise, it's probably fine.
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http://search.yahoo.com/search?ei=utf-8&fr=slv8-frz&p=history%20of%20the%20word%20%22divorce%22\n\nno one person...it simply evolved from Latin as most all our words do....and it did so stemming from the need to identify the act of when a marriage had to be dissolved...Unfortunatley there have arisen these "necessities" throughout the course of history due not only to marital misbehavior, but poor judgements in entering marriage....it's just sad, but that's my take on it.
928165
there is no such word. May be it must be resolution. It means determination
839061
In the 1800"s the word became popular from the clan, "Chieftains", who ran protection rackets on farmers in Scottland.  Should a  Farmer  not pay their mail, old term used for rent,  Chieftain would steal their cattle and crops.  Since this was considered evil, it was considered,\n "Blackmail."
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I believe it comes form old english and means "man who hasn't seen his wife's beaver". I've seen this definition in a dictionary of old english (but they used a much stronger word in place of "beaver").\n\nAccording to the wicktionary another POSSIBLE source could be the latin phrase "non compos mentis" meaning: "not having sound mind".
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I would agree with you; the word by its very nature is plural. It's ridiculous to try to make it more so. Perhaps if you were threatened or heavily bribed, you *might* be able to make the word redundantly plural. \n\nHow, then, should you go about this distasteful task? I would suggest looking at the etymology of the word. "Surplus" comes from several sources. I chose to look at the Latin roots: "super" (meaning "over") + "plus" (meaning "more"). After some contemplation of the problem, I at last came to one conclusion--the only possible one, I believe, considering the Latin. For of course, the only logical pluralization of surplus...is "surpli."
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Well, if you're asking what it means it just means that it leans to the agenda of a certain political party. It is frowned upon mostly though because things usually work out better if single-party agendas are put aside and a Bi-Partisan or cooperative agreement can be reached that are better for the country all around.
197833
It means rival.  It's root is Emil.
735391
Bush, as we have seen, is loathe to use his veto power.  It will be interesting to see if this changes.
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Wikipedia cites Webster's dictionary.\n\n"Webster's 1913 dictionary states that the term '... is so called from a notion that it was caused by the forbidden fruit, (an apple) sticking in the throat of our first parent.'"\n\nThis isn't really a complete answer, but it might be a start.
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Unfortunately, it's one of those things where the origins of it's use aren't exactly clear. However, one theory exists that says that the irish word for "uncle" is "anacol" which means "act of protecting; deliverance; mercy, quarter, safety."\n\nThat's as good of a theory as any.
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Sounds like its a slang term for a test. like POTUS ( president of the united states )
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The word "d*ldo" is possibly a corruption of Italian "diletto" (for "delight"). [1]\n\nThe word may derive from the words "Dil Doul", literally meaning an erect penis. The phrase is used in an old song named "The Maids Complaint for want of a Dil Doul". The song was among many in the Library of Samuel Pepys.
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Bush will discover the word veto . No one told him about it yet and when they do he will use it a lot .
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The president said "suck" and the vice-president said "er?"...they make a lovely team don't you think? ;o>\n\nOn a serious note:\nThis word, which has several meanings today, was formed as a noun from the verb suck.  Suck comes ultimately from the Indo-European root sug-/suk-.  The Old English version was sucan, and there was a Latin parallel sugere.  Sucker was souker in around 1384 with the meaning "young mammal before it is weaned".  By 1577 another meaning, "shoot growing from a plant", had arisen, and in the late 17th century we find the additional meaning "organ for holding fast".  It is not until 1836 that sucker is first recorded in reference to "a person easily deceived", and in 1907 it was used to describe a "lollipop".  Finally, the verb form sucker arose in about 1948 to mean "hoodwink".\n\nAll of the above meanings derive directly from the Indo-European root's meaning except for "person easily deceived".  This one likely arose indirectly, by likening a naive person to a newborn mammal, which is blind and defenseless