Definition of veto for English Language Learners. : a decision by a person in authority to not allow or approve something (such as a new law)
At least 53 people died in New York as a result of the storm. Thousands of homes and an estimated 250,000 vehicles were destroyed during the storm. Economic losses across New York were estimated to be at least $18 billion.
Summary. 1  More than 800 people have been killed in Haiti and four in the Dominican Republic. 2  Matthew is now a Category Two hurricane, as the eye of the storm stays just off Florida coast. 3  Four people have been killed in Florida and more than a million left without power.