| 释义 |
pocket veto
pocket veton.1. The indirect veto of a bill received by the President within ten days of the adjournment of Congress, effected by retaining the bill unsigned until Congress adjourns.2. A similar action exercised by a state governor or other chief executive.
pock′et-ve′to v.pocket veto n 1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the action of the President in retaining unsigned a bill passed by Congress within the last ten days of a session and thus causing it to die 2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) any similar action by a state governor or other chief executive pock′et ve`to
n. 1. an automatic veto of a bill, occurring when Congress adjourns within the ten-day period allowed for presidential action on the bill and the president has retained it unsigned. 2. a similar action on the part of any legislative executive. [1835–45, Amer.] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | pocket veto - indirect veto of legislation by refusing to sign itveto - a vote that blocks a decision |
pocket veto
pocket veto1. noun The indirect but effective or implicit prevention of a legislative bill from becoming law by declining to return it to congress or parliament until they have been adjourned. In the United States, this adjournment must occur within ten days of the bill being passed to the president for signing. The president has made it clear that he will exercise a pocket veto on any funding bill that does not meet his demands for increases in the military budget.2. verb To indirectly prevent a legislative bill from becoming law by such means. Though the president claims to have pocket vetoed the bill, the speaker of the house made it clear that the congressional recess would not happen before the tenth day required, and thus the bill would be returned to congress and remain open to an override vote.See also: pocketpocket vetoThe implied veto of a bill by the President of the United States or by a state governor or other executive who simply holds the bill without signing it until the legislature has adjourned. For example, The President used the pocket veto to kill the crime bill. This expression dates from the 1830s and alludes to putting the unsigned bill inside one's pocket. See also: pocketpocket veto
Related to pocket veto: Signing statementWords related to pocket vetonoun indirect veto of legislation by refusing to sign itRelated Words |