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Mon 16 Aug, 2010 04:20 am
Quote:Democrats are vowing to override Mr. Bush's veto.
A. suppress B. reject C. surpass D. flounder
Is there a word that best replaces the word in bold type in the above statement?
Or can you suggest one?
@laughoutlood,
Do you think "nullify" will do?
Override in this case is a specific Constitutional political process in which Congress votes to reject a Presidential veto of a bill. In this case the meaning closest to the process is reject.
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