pocket veto

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ˌpocket ˈveto noun [countable] PPVa method used by the US president to stop a bill (=proposal for a new law). The president keeps the proposal without signing it until Congress is not working anymore. 袋中否决，搁置否决〔指美国总统将国会通过的法案搁置起来不予签署，直到国会休会，从而阻止其生效〕

ˌpocket ˈveto nounChineseSyllable

pocket veto
ˌpocket ˈveto

noun [countable]
a method used by the US President to stop a bill (=proposal for a new law). The President keeps the proposal without signing it until Congress is not working any more.

pocket veto

BrE

/ˌpɒkɪt ˈviːtəʊ/

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NAmE

/ˌpɑːkɪt ˈviːtoʊ/

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noun

(in the US) a method by which the President can stop a new law from being introduced by not signing it and keeping it until a session of Congress has finished 搁置否决（美国总统阻止新法律实施的一种方法，即不予签字并将其保留至国会休会后）