pocket veto

noun

Meaning

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.

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Related words

pocketing(English)pocketbook(English)pocket money(English)pocket pistol(English)pocket-book(English)pocket dial(English)pocket call(English)pocketful(English)

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