pocket vetos

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Definition of pocket vetos in English English dictionary: plural form of pocket veto
pocket veto: 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
pocket veto: Art
pocket veto: sec
pocket veto: The retention by the President of the United States of a bill unsigned so that it does not become a law, in virtue of the following constitutional provision Const
pocket veto: Also, an analogous retention of a bill by a State governor
pocket veto: indirect veto of legislation by refusing to sign it
pocket veto: a method used by the US President to stop a bill (=proposal for a new law) . The President keeps the proposal without signing it until Congress is not working any more
pocket veto: " Also, an analogous retention of a bill by a State governor
pocket veto: 2): "If any bill shall not be returned by the President within ten days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the same shall be a law, in like manner as if he had signed it, unless the Congress by their adjournment prevent its return, in which case it shall not be a law
pocket veto: (in the USA) method for vetoing a bill in which the President simply does not sign it (when Congress is not in session - if the bill is not signed within 10 days it is automatically killed)
pocket veto: 7, cl

pocket vetos

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pock·et vetos

päkıt vitōz

/ˈpäkət ˈvētōz/ /ˈpɑːkət ˈviːtoʊz/

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