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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
Recent Examples on the Web
Kelly, a Democrat, will likely sign the budget but can issue line-item vetoes of individual spending items.
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Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
In his line-item veto, Gordon listed questions of constitutionality and raised concerns about providing significant funding to education savings accounts in light of Wyoming’s boom-and-bust budget cycle.
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USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2024
The final product will go back to the governor, who has line-item veto power.
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Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024
After that, Youngkin can use his line-item veto, and the General Assembly will have to return to reconcile any changes.
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Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2024
The union argued that the debt ceiling actually amounts to a line-item veto for the president to wield at his own discretion.
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Matt Ford, The New Republic, 24 May 2023
DeSantis used a line-item veto in June to reject a $5 million federal grant to set up a rebate program for Floridians who retrofit their homes with energy efficient appliances.
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Tori Otten, The New Republic, 30 Aug. 2023
Finally, Kotek used a line-item veto to give the state more time to recruit and screen new members for the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, Oregon Growth Board and Oregon Education Council.
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Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive, 4 Aug. 2023
The Supreme Court previously struck down a line-item veto in the 1998 case Clinton v. New York.
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Matt Ford, The New Republic, 24 May 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1979, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near line-item veto
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“Line-item veto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line-item%20veto. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
Legal Definition
line-item veto
noun
: an executive veto of a specific item in an appropriations bill
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