veto-proof
adjective
ve·to-proof
ˈvē-(ˌ)tō-ˌprüf 
: having enough potential votes to be enacted over a veto or to override vetoes consistently
a veto-proof bill
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In theory, Congress could stop Trump’s tariffs through the International Emergency Economic Powers Act — but that requires veto-proof majorities.
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Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Republicans had control of the state government, with a GOP governor and veto-proof supermajorities in the House and Senate.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2025
Beshear approved more tax cuts last year, but there was speculation that the GOP’s veto-proof majority in the state legislature was a factor.
—Taylor Millard, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
The state House is one seat short of a veto-proof majority, and no Democrats voted for the anti-DEI bills, The Associated Press reported.
—Steff Danielle Thomas, The Hill, 4 July 2025
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Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Republicans had control of the state government, with a GOP governor and veto-proof supermajorities in the House and Senate.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2025
Beshear approved more tax cuts last year, but there was speculation that the GOP’s veto-proof majority in the state legislature was a factor.
—Taylor Millard, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
The state House is one seat short of a veto-proof majority, and no Democrats voted for the anti-DEI bills, The Associated Press reported.
—Steff Danielle Thomas, The Hill, 4 July 2025
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“Veto-proof.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/veto-proof. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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