Definition
A deliberative but indecisive institution.
Origins
The idiomatic sense is derived from early rules of the Sejm that gave each nobleman who was a member a veto.
In Context
- "But the conversation produced no result. In a summit conference the nay-saver is in a position to prevent what his allies desire. An alliance among democratic nations is a Polish parliament in which the liberum veto functions (within certain limits)."