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Definition of line-item veto noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

line-item veto

noun
 
/ˌlaɪn aɪtəm ˈviːtəʊ/
 
/ˌlaɪn aɪtəm ˈviːtəʊ/
 [singular] (North American English, politics)
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  1. 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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