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

Recent Examples on the Web Parson made 173 line-item vetoes worth approximately $1 billion and approximately $1.9 billion wasn’t allocated. 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. 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. 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. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for line-item veto 

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Word History

First Known Use

1979, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of line-item veto was in 1979

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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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