pocket vetonoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˌpɒk.ɪt ˈviː.təʊ/us/ˌpɑː.kɪt ˈviː.t̬oʊ/USa way that a government can stop a law from being introduced by deliberately failing to sign it before the government finishes its business for the year
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
UK politics: legislation & law-making
- abolish
- abrogate
- amendment
- assemblyman
- assemblywoman
- constitution
- constitutional
- jurisprudence
- lawmaker
- legalize
- legislate
- legislative
- legitimate
- passage
- proscribe
- quash
- repeal
- rescind
- rescission
- rider
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