amendatory
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of amendatory
1780–90, < Late Latin ēmendātōrius (with a- for e- from amend ). See emendator ( def. ), -tory 1
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In addition, approximately 30 percent of governors have the power of an amendatory veto, which allows them to send a bill back to the legislature and request a specific amendment to it.
From Textbooks ● Jul. 28, 2021
Earlier this month, Gov. Bruce Rauner tried to accommodate those schools by tacking an amendatory veto onto another bill.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2018
The amendatory veto was overturned by the Senate on Sunday.
From Reuters ● Aug. 17, 2017
However, Rauner objects to the plan and will use his amendatory veto powers to revise and send it back to lawmakers.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 28, 2017
So an amendatory clause was inserted in a quiet way; a clause which authorised the enlargement of the suffrage in certain cases to be specified by statute.
From The Curious Republic of Gondour, and Other Whimsical Sketches by Mark Twain
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