suspensive veto

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In respect to measures generally, the king possessed only a suspensive veto; that is to say, any measure passed by three successive legislatures acquired, without the royal sanction, the force of law.

From The Governments of Europe by Ogg, Frederic Austin

If, at the expiration of forty days, one-tenth of the primary assemblies in one-half of the departments vote No, there is a suspensive veto.

From The French Revolution - Volume 3 by Durand, John

He is armed with a suspensive veto, which allows him to stop, or at least to retard, its movements at pleasure.

From American Institutions and Their Influence by Tocqueville, Alexis de

The King was denied all initiative, being granted merely a suspensive veto, and in the reform of the judicial system the prestige of the lawyers was also destroyed.

From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.) by Sloane, William Milligan

The King has only a suspensive veto on Bills enacted by the Storthing, which therefore become law, if passed in their original form by three successive triennial Parliaments.

From The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886 by Various