override of the president's veto

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• override — v. /oh veuhr ruyd /; n. /oh veuhr ruyd /, v., overrode, overridden, overriding, n. v.t. 1. to prevail or have dominance over; have final authority or say over; overrule: to override one s advisers. 2. to disregard, set aside, or nullify;… …   Universalium

• Powers of the President of the United States — Powers of State= Because the United States is a presidential system, the President fulfils the roles of both chief of state and head of government. As chief of state, the President of the United States represents the nation at home and abroad. In …   Wikipedia

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• Veto — For other uses of Veto , see Veto (disambiguation). A veto, Latin for I forbid , is the power of an officer of the state to unilaterally stop an official action, especially enactment of a piece of legislation. Veto: An emphatic prohibition of any …   Wikipedia

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• Veto override — In the United States, Congress can a presidential veto by having a two thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and Senate, thus enacting the bill into law despite the president s veto. However, a veto may not be overridden if it …   Wikipedia

• veto — n. 1) to exercise, impose, use a veto 2) to sustain a veto 3) to override a veto (Congress overrode the President s veto) 4) a pocket veto 5) (legal) a heckler s veto 6) a veto of, over * * * [ viːtəʊ] impose over …   Combinatory dictionary

• veto — ve·to 1 / vē tō/ n pl ve·toes [Latin, I forbid, refuse assent to] 1: an authoritative prohibition 2 a: a power vested in a chief executive to prevent permanently or temporarily the enactment of measures passed by a legislature b: the exercise of… …   Law dictionary

• veto — ve‧to [ˈviːtəʊ ǁ toʊ] verb [transitive] LAW to officially refuse to allow something to happen, especially something other people have agreed: • An attempt to use £35 million to strengthen the bank s capital was vetoed by bank regulators. veto… …   Financial and business terms

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• veto — /viytow/ (Lat. I forbid.) The refusal of assent by the executive officer whose assent is necessary to perfect a law which has been passed by the legislative body, and the message which is usually sent to such body by the executive, stating such… …   Black's law dictionary