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The term heckler's veto, in the sense that is significant to Wikipedia discussions, occurs where one party tries to present a proposal, and an opponent or a small group of opponents of this proposal attempt to swamp the discussion with their repeated objections, thereby preventing a consensus-based determination from being made at all.