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Pocket veto

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  1. 1
    A (de facto) veto of a bill by the US President by restricting Congressional action on the bill, as, figuratively, by carrying the bill in his pocket until the deadline for signing it has passed. US
  2. 2
    indirect veto of legislation by refusing to sign it wordnet

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