line item veto in English
noun
1
the power of a president, governor, or other elected executive to reject individual provisions of a bill.
The Governor has line-item veto over the bill, but it is uncertain what her status may be, as she reportedly is in line for a Cabinet position in the administration.
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1. 14 On Wednesday, Byrd quoted Cicero and Aristotle in a long oration on the evils of the line-item veto.