veto-proof
adjective
ve·to-proof
ˈvē-(ˌ)tō-ˌprüf 
: having enough potential votes to be enacted over a veto or to override vetoes consistently
a veto-proof bill
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Hobbs, a Democrat, will have final say on the bills, which did not pass with veto-proof majorities.
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Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 30 Apr. 2025
Bipartisan Passage And Intent In December 2020, the U.S. Senate passed the Corporate Transparency Act with a veto-proof majority.
—Mike Sylvester, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Assembling a veto-proof coalition to restore sanity to US tariff policy is a tall order.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
Republicans have a veto-proof majority in the state Senate but are one short of a veto-proof majority in the state House.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 29 Mar. 2025
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Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 30 Apr. 2025
Bipartisan Passage And Intent In December 2020, the U.S. Senate passed the Corporate Transparency Act with a veto-proof majority.
—Mike Sylvester, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Assembling a veto-proof coalition to restore sanity to US tariff policy is a tall order.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
Republicans have a veto-proof majority in the state Senate but are one short of a veto-proof majority in the state House.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Veto-proof.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/veto-proof. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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