veto-proof
adjective
ve·to-proof
ˈvē-(ˌ)tō-ˌprüf 
: having enough potential votes to be enacted over a veto or to override vetoes consistently
a veto-proof bill
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The group will also turn its focus to defending state legislative chambers in which Republicans hold a supermajority, meaning the party holds a veto-proof majority against the governor or opposing party.
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Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 June 2024
And in others, like Kansas and North Carolina, Democrats are trying to cut into Republicans' legislative margins enough to deny them a veto-proof supermajority and restore a Democratic governor's veto power.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 17 June 2024
The City Council passed the How Many Stops Act with a veto-proof majority, including the support of 80% of the Council’s Jewish caucus.
—Sara Eckhouse, New York Daily News, 2 Feb. 2024
Lawmakers and Kelly have been united in promising to deliver tax relief in an election year that will decide whether Republicans continue to hold veto-proof majorities in the House and Senate.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2024
Republicans hold a veto-proof majority in both legislative chambers, rendering Democrats virtually powerless.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2024
But the House came up 13 votes short of the veto-proof majority, meaning lawmakers are unlikely to override Kelly’s veto.
—Jenna Barackman, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2024
That will first require getting the Kansas Senate, which passed a new version of the flat tax earlier this year with a veto-proof majority, on board.
—Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
The former Democrat made headlines in 2023 for switching to the Republican Party, giving the GOP a veto-proof supermajority in Raleigh.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 1 Mar. 2024
Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 June 2024
And in others, like Kansas and North Carolina, Democrats are trying to cut into Republicans' legislative margins enough to deny them a veto-proof supermajority and restore a Democratic governor's veto power.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 17 June 2024
The City Council passed the How Many Stops Act with a veto-proof majority, including the support of 80% of the Council’s Jewish caucus.
—Sara Eckhouse, New York Daily News, 2 Feb. 2024
Lawmakers and Kelly have been united in promising to deliver tax relief in an election year that will decide whether Republicans continue to hold veto-proof majorities in the House and Senate.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2024
Republicans hold a veto-proof majority in both legislative chambers, rendering Democrats virtually powerless.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2024
But the House came up 13 votes short of the veto-proof majority, meaning lawmakers are unlikely to override Kelly’s veto.
—Jenna Barackman, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2024
That will first require getting the Kansas Senate, which passed a new version of the flat tax earlier this year with a veto-proof majority, on board.
—Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
The former Democrat made headlines in 2023 for switching to the Republican Party, giving the GOP a veto-proof supermajority in Raleigh.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 1 Mar. 2024
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