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pocket veto

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables
pock-et ve-to
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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, at a time when Congress has adjourned.

American usage

noun

Any similar process by which an executive prevents a bill from becoming law by failing to sign it, but without expressly vetoing it.

Etymology

From the idea of the executive's holding the bill in a coat pocket.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Law.

Inflected Forms

pocket vetoes (plural) pocket vetos (plural)

Questions

What does pocket veto mean?
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, at a time when Congress has adjourned.
Where does pocket veto come from?
From the idea of the executive's holding the bill in a coat pocket.

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