Definition
A legislative proposal substantial enough to warrant a presidential veto (as opposed to the trivial nonsense Congress passes daily).
Example Usage
The committee identified the tax provision as potentially vetoable, so they reworked it to gain bipartisan support.
Origin
Derived from Latin 'veto' (I forbid)
Source: American Political Science Association
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