English Dictionary

liberum veto

名詞

歴史的 広義

(historical) 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.

日本語の意味

ポーランド・リトアニア共和国における歴史的な議会規則。議会の任意の反対議員が、現行の会議を即座に終了させ、すでに可決された法令を無効とすることができる制度を指す。

During late seventeenth-century Sejm sessions, a single delegate's use of the liberum veto could dissolve the assembly and annul all passed laws.

17世紀後半のセイムの会議では、たった一人の代表が自由拒否権（会議を即座に終結させ、既に可決された法律を無効にする制度）を行使すれば、議会を解散させ、可決済みの法をすべて無効にすることがありました。

意味（1）

(historical) 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.

意味（2）

(by extension) Any system in which a single dissenting member can unilaterally block an action.

The US, Russia, UK, France, and China have liberum veto power in the UN Security Council, allowing them to shield themselves and their allies from UN oversight.