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line-item veto

line-item veto noun: the power of an executive in government to nullify or cancel specific provisions of a bill, usually budget appropriations, without vetoing the entire legislative package.

Noun

line-item veto (plural line-item vetos or line-item vetoes)

  1. The power of an executive in government to nullify or cancel specific provisions of a bill, usually budget appropriations, without vetoing the entire legislative package.
    • The West Wing, Season 2, Episode 18, Josh
      I'm sorry the speaker isn't here; he's up on the hill on last-minute negotiations. He's going over his prenup and wants a line-item veto.

Forms of line-item veto

pluralline-item vetos
pluralline-item vetoes

Questions about line-item veto

What does line-item veto mean?
Line-item veto means the power of an executive in government to nullify or cancel specific provisions of a bill, usually budget appropriations, without vetoing the entire legislative package.
What part of speech is line-item veto?
Line-item veto is a noun.
What is the plural of line-item veto?
The plural of line-item veto is line-item vetos.

Words near line-item veto in the dictionary

  1. line-edited
  2. line-editing
  3. line-edits
  4. line-height
  5. line-heights
  6. line-item veto
  7. line-item vetoes
  8. line-item vetos
  9. line-loin merger
  10. line-of-battle ship
  11. line-of-sight

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