• Peterson sits on both committees and has veto power.

    FORBES: J&J An unfinished symphony

  • The recruitment process states that a Chief Constable is selected by the area's Police and Crime Commissioner, but the decision has to be approved by the Police and Crime Panel which has the power to veto the decision.

    BBC: Gloucestershire PCC apologises but maintains position

  • Tricky tax measures and spending cuts are looming and the Bundesrat has the power to veto at least some of them.

    ECONOMIST: Germany

  • In Iraq Muqtada al-Sadr, a fiery mullah, has the power to veto decisions he dislikes and has succeeded in enforcing the removal of all American troops by the end of the year.

    ECONOMIST: Islamists, elections and the Arab spring

  • Although the company's base and its board are firmly British, and the government has the power to veto foreign shareholders, Mr Hoon was right in that a majority of its shareholders are American.

    ECONOMIST: BAE Systems

  • China, which has veto power on the Security Council and extensive commercial and military ties to the government of Sudan, was one of the major obstacles to taking decisive action.

    CNN: 'A horror movie and a snuff movie'

  • What it told us was that Prince Charles is routinely asked to give his consent to pieces of new legislation emanating from Westminster and that effectively therefore, he has a power of veto.

    BBC: Sink your teeth into this one!

  • They complain the legislation has too many exemptions and gives ministers too much power to veto the release of certain information.

    BBC: Will it end Britain's culture of secrecy?

  • Its job is to oversee the PCC office's decisions, some of which - including senior officer appointments and the setting of council tax - it has the power to veto.

    BBC: Lincolnshire

  • While the country remains an important player within the UNSC thanks to its veto power, NATO politics has usurped Russian wishes time and time again.

    FORBES: Russia Souring On Syria

  • Congress does, after all, have the power to amend or repeal its own law, though Barack Obama has the veto, and has promised to use it should Congress try to dodge the bullet.

    ECONOMIST: Lexington

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