Prerogative of the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council Crossword Clue

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Prerogative of the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. command against
2. vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent
(noun)
1. a vote that blocks a decision
2. the power or right to prohibit or reject a proposed or intended act (especially the power of a chief executive to reject a bill passed by the legislature)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PREROGATIVE (noun)
1. a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)
PERMANENT (noun)
1. a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals
PERMANENT (adjective)
1. continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place
2. not capable of being reversed or returned to the original condition

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