suspensory veto
Example Sentences
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Dr. Dennett thereupon asked for a "suspensory veto" on financial proposals.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was intrusted with the power of appointment to offices, with a suspensory veto, and with the royal prerogative of reprieving or pardoning criminals.
From The Critical Period of American History by Fiske, John
He advocated the suspensory veto, and the establishment of trial by jury in civil causes, but voted with the Left against the system of two chambers.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various
The Ancients had a suspensory veto, but no initiative in legislation.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various
The president was replaced by a governor elected annually by the people, and endowed with the power of appointment and a suspensory veto.
From The Critical Period of American History by Fiske, John
