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What is a line item veto?


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Line-item veto (n). The power of a government executive to veto specific items in an appropriations bill without vetoing the bill.

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The line-item veto is the power of an executive to nullify or "cancel"specific provisions of a bill,usually budget appropriations,

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A line item veto is a n. meaning authority of a govt. official to reject parts of a bill individually and approve other parts.

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A line item veto is the authority of the President to reject certain items in a bill without rejecting the whole bill.

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