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ˌpocket ˈveto noun [countableC] 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〕