pocket veto

pock·et ve·to

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pok-it vee-toh]
- /ˈpɒk ɪt ˈvi toʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pok-it vee-toh]
- /ˈpɒk ɪt ˈvi toʊ/

Definitions of pocket veto words

noun pocket veto the action of the President in retaining unsigned a bill passed by Congress within the last ten days of a session and thus causing it to die 0
noun pocket veto any similar action by a state governor or other chief executive 0
noun pocket veto the indirect veto by the President of the U.S. of a bill presented to him by Congress within ten days of its adjournment, by failing to sign and return the bill before Congress adjourns 0
noun pocket veto any action similar to this in defeating a measure 0

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Parts of speech for Pocket veto

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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pocket veto popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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