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line-item vetos

line-item vetos is the plural of line-item veto.

Meaning of line-item veto

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.

Questions about line-item vetos

What is line-item vetos the plural of?
Line-item vetos is the plural of line-item veto.

Words near line-item vetos in the dictionary

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

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