line-item veto
noun
: the power of a government executive to veto specific items in an appropriations bill without vetoing the bill altogether
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The next month, Dunleavy used his line-item veto power to slash 3% from the education budget, the largest cut to any department in the state.
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Emily Schwing, NPR, 1 Aug. 2025
The governor also had previously used a line-item veto to excise sections of two other bills that became law.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2025
The council agreed to add the $2.1 million, and a series of line-item vetoes issued by Gloria last week didn’t address that money.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2025
City Council President Joe LaCava, whose District 1 includes La Jolla, was one of four members who wanted to override all of Gloria’s line-item vetoes.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2025
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Emily Schwing, NPR, 1 Aug. 2025
The governor also had previously used a line-item veto to excise sections of two other bills that became law.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2025
The council agreed to add the $2.1 million, and a series of line-item vetoes issued by Gloria last week didn’t address that money.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2025
City Council President Joe LaCava, whose District 1 includes La Jolla, was one of four members who wanted to override all of Gloria’s line-item vetoes.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2025
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“Line-item veto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line-item%20veto. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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