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pocket veto (POK-it VEE-toh) noun
An indirect veto of a bill as a result of the president's failure to sign it within ten days of the adjournment of Congress; a similar holding of a bill by a state governor or other executive. [From the notion that the bill is held in the pocket unsigned. From Latin veto (I forbid).] "President Clinton blocked a similar bill from becoming law with a pocket veto last December." Jake Lewis, Bankrupt Policies, Multinational Monitor (Washington), May 2001. This week's theme: words with presidential connections. Today's AWAD is sponsored by NannyTax, Inc., providing tax compliance services to employers of domestic help. For useful information and a free consultation, please visit: http://www.nannytax.com Sponsor AWAD and reach more than 500,000 people. Contact sponsor@wordsmith.org. ............................................................................ The only difference between me and a madman is that I'm not mad. -Salvador Dali, painter (1904-1989) Subscribe: http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscribe.html Unsubscribe: http://wordsmith.org/awad/unsubscribe.html Change address: http://wordsmith.org/awad/address-change.html Gift subscription: http://wordsmith.org/awad/gift.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/pocket_veto.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/pocket_veto.ram
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