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line-item veto
noun
: the power of a government executive to veto specific items in an appropriations bill without vetoing the bill altogether
Examples of line-item veto in a Sentence
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Parson made 173 line-item vetoes worth approximately $1 billion and approximately $1.9 billion wasn’t allocated.
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Joe Mueller | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 July 2024
Beshear made several line-item vetoes to the bill that address minor errors of language in the bill.
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Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 29 Mar. 2024
DeSantis’ line-item vetoes, determined in secret and released without explanation, perpetuate the perception that his vetoes are arbitrary and petty, motivated only by a desire to hit a statistical target that’s important to him politically.
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Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 16 June 2024
San Diego’s budget rules require only a five-member majority to pass the budget, but six votes are needed to override the mayor’s line-item veto.
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1979, in the meaning defined above
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“Line-item veto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line-item%20veto. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
Legal Definition
line-item veto
noun
: an executive veto of a specific item in an appropriations bill
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