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pocket veto
noun as in limited veto
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The "pocket-veto" clause (the last provision of the text above) was original in the Federal Constitution.
The second bill passed both houses but received a pocket veto.
The term pocket veto has been applied to this method of defeating bills.
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On this page you'll find 6 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to pocket veto, such as: absolute veto, countermand, indirect presidential veto, item veto, suspensive veto, and suspensory veto.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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