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Definition of pocket veto noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pocket veto

noun
 
/ˌpɒkɪt ˈviːtəʊ/
 
/ˌpɑːkɪt ˈviːtəʊ/
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  1. (in the US) a method by which the President can stop a new law from being introduced by not signing it and keeping it until a session of Congress has finished
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