line-item veto

noun

: the power of a government executive to veto specific items in an appropriations bill without vetoing the bill altogether

Examples of line-item veto in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The final product will go back to the governor, who has line-item veto power. Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024 After that, Youngkin can use his line-item veto, and the General Assembly will have to return to reconcile any changes. Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2024 The union argued that the debt ceiling actually amounts to a line-item veto for the president to wield at his own discretion. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 24 May 2023 DeSantis used a line-item veto in June to reject a $5 million federal grant to set up a rebate program for Floridians who retrofit their homes with energy efficient appliances. Tori Otten, The New Republic, 30 Aug. 2023 Finally, Kotek used a line-item veto to give the state more time to recruit and screen new members for the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, Oregon Growth Board and Oregon Education Council. Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive, 4 Aug. 2023 The Supreme Court previously struck down a line-item veto in the 1998 case Clinton v. New York. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 24 May 2023 The governor has frequently used line-item veto powers to shrink the state budget but has rarely vetoed policy bills. James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 25 July 2023 But Evers, a Democrat and a former public school educator, used his line-item veto power to make about four dozen changes before signing the bill into law. Tori Otten, The New Republic, 5 July 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1979, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of line-item veto was in 1979

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“Line-item veto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line-item%20veto. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Legal Definition

line-item veto

noun
: an executive veto of a specific item in an appropriations bill
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