line-item veto
noun/ˌlaɪn aɪtəm ˈviːtəʊ/
/ˌlaɪn aɪtəm ˈviːtəʊ/
[singular] (North American English, politics)- the power of a president or governor to reject one or more parts of a bill that has been approved by a legislature without rejecting the whole bill
- He used a line-item veto to eliminate a $1 million increase to the California Arts Council.
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