English Dictionary

line-item veto

名詞

The power of an executive in government to nullify or cancel specific provisions of a bill, usually budget appropriations, without vetoing the entire legislative package.

日本語の意味

行政府の執行者が、法案全体を拒否するのではなく、その中の特定の条項（通常は予算の各項目）を個別に却下または無効にする権限。

The governor threatened to use a line-item veto to remove several wasteful appropriations from the budget bill.

知事は、予算案の特定の条項を取り消していくつかの無駄な歳出を削除するために条項別拒否権を行使すると脅した。

意味（1）

The power of an executive in government to nullify or cancel specific provisions of a bill, usually budget appropriations, without vetoing the entire legislative package.

I'm sorry the speaker isn't here; he's up on the hill on last-minute negotiations. He's going over his prenup and wants a line-item veto.

line-item vetos （ plural ）

line-item vetoes （ plural ）