line-item veto in English

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      "form": "line-item vetos",
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          "text": "The West Wing, Season 2, Episode 18, Josh\nI'm sorry the speaker isn't here; he's up on the hill on last-minute negotiations. He's going over his prenup and wants a line-item veto."
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        "The power of an executive in government to nullify or cancel specific provisions of a bill, usually budget appropriations, without vetoing the entire legislative package."
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        "plural"
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        }
      ],
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        "The power of an executive in government to nullify or cancel specific provisions of a bill, usually budget appropriations, without vetoing the entire legislative package."
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"line-item veto" meaning in English

Noun

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