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pocket veto

/ˈpɒkɪt ˈviːtəʊ/

翻译: 指行政首脑(如总统或州长)在立法机构休会前不签署法案,从而使该法案因未获签署而无法生效的一种间接否决方式。

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/ˈpɒkɪt ˈviːtəʊ/C1formalamericanpolitical
  • zh指行政首脑(如总统或州长)在立法机构休会前不签署法案,从而使该法案因未获签署而无法生效的一种间接否决方式。

A political maneuver in which the president or a governor indirectly vetoes a bill by taking no action on it until the legislative session has adjourned, preventing the bill from becoming law without a formal veto.

  1. Legislative procedureC1formalamerican

    An indirect veto of a bill by the president or governor by retaining it unsigned until it is too late for it to be dealt with during the legislative session.

    zh口袋否决

    • The president used a pocket veto to kill the bill without an official rejection.
    • Because Congress adjourned, the bill died by pocket veto.
    • The governor's pocket veto prevented the controversial law from taking effect.