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pocket veto
Noun
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Japanese Meaning
（特に米国において）大統領が議会の行動を制限することで、事実上法案に対して拒否権を行使する手段。具体的には、大統領が署名期限を迎えるまで法案を自らの手元（ポケット）に保留することで、法案成立を阻む方法。
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(US) 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.
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Congressional leaders were furious when the president used a pocket veto to block the reform bill.
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Congressional leaders were furious when the president used a pocket veto to block the reform bill.
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