Meaning Of The Word Pocket veto

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pocket veto in British English
noun: a veto of a bill brought about by the president's failure to sign it within ten days of the adjournment of Congress
noun: 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

pocket-veto in American English
transitive verb: to veto (a bill) by exercising a pocket veto

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