line-item veto
noun🔊/ˌlaɪn aɪtəm ˈviːtəʊ/
🔊/ˌlaɪn aɪtəm ˈviːtəʊ/
[singular] (North American English, the power of a president or governor to reject one or more parts of a bill that has been approved by a legislature without rejecting the whole bill He used a line-item veto to eliminate a $1 million increase to the California Arts Council. 他使用一项否决权否决了向加州艺术委员会（California Arts Council）增加一百万美元的申请。