(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.

plural of war veteran

A person who has served in the armed forces during a war.

Any of several species of flowering plants of the genus Astragalus.

A vampire-like being in Hindu mythology that inhabits corpses.

plural of veterinary

(chemistry) An azulene, 4,8-dimethyl-2-isopropylazulene, obtained from vetiver oil.

Lathyrus pratensis. / any other member of genus Lathyrus.

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.

plural of vetitive