pocket veto in English
noun
1
an indirect veto of a legislative bill by the president or a governor by retaining the bill unsigned until it is too late for it to be dealt with during the legislative session.
The use of the pocket veto does extend the president's authority at a domestic level.
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1. This is known as "pocket veto".
2. The 1866 enabling act for the state was subject to a pocket veto by President Andrew Johnson.