exercise your veto
use your veto

That is why you fought two world wars and still care to using your veto in Europe.

I will not hesitate to use my veto to hold down excess spending.

But he is allowed to use his veto only once on any piece of legislation.

Last year, it used its first veto since the cold war to block criticism of Israel.

He said that if necessary he would use his presidential veto.

France has said it would not use its veto and no other country is expected to do so.

He did not say whether France would use its veto.

Yes, absolutely, I want to use my veto right now.

But tell me: what made you use your veto?

It is extremely rare for Obama to threaten to use his veto.