What does pocket veto mean?

pocket veto means "indirect veto of legislation by refusing to sign it".

Is pocket veto a common word?

pocket veto is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Pocket veto — meaning and definition

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1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
indirect veto of legislation by refusing to sign it
Broaderveto

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What does pocket veto mean?: pocket veto means "indirect veto of legislation by refusing to sign it".
Is pocket veto a common word?: pocket veto is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for pocket veto come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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