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pocket veto

pocket veto noun: a (de facto) veto of a bill by the US President by restricting Congressional action on the bill, as, figuratively, by carrying the bill in his pocket until the deadline for signing it has passed, at a time when Congress has adjourned.

Noun

pocket veto (plural pocket vetoes or pocket vetos)

  1. (US) A (de facto) veto of a bill by the US President by restricting Congressional action on the bill, as, figuratively, by carrying the bill in his pocket until the deadline for signing it has passed, at a time when Congress has adjourned.
  2. Any similar process by which an executive prevents a bill from becoming law by failing to sign it, but without expressly vetoing it.

pocket veto meaning in Tamil and Bengali

pocket veto in Tamil

திருப்பியனுப்பா மறுப்பு

pocket veto in Bengali

যখন কংগ্রেস মুলতবি থাকে

Forms of pocket veto

pluralpocket vetoes
pluralpocket vetos

Origin of pocket veto

From the idea of the executive's holding the bill in a coat pocket.

Questions about pocket veto

What does pocket veto mean?
Pocket veto means a (de facto) veto of a bill by the US President by restricting Congressional action on the bill, as, figuratively, by carrying the bill in his pocket until the deadline for signing it has passed, at a time when Congress has adjourned.
What is pocket veto in Tamil?
Pocket veto in Tamil is திருப்பியனுப்பா மறுப்பு. See Pocket veto meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pocket veto?
Pocket veto is a noun.
What is the plural of pocket veto?
The plural of pocket veto is pocket vetoes.

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