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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Known for his flexibility in negotiations, Lamont needs to reach compromises in the coming months with Democrats who control the state House of Representatives and Senate by veto-proof margins.
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
The group has been credited with helping elect enough Democrats to the state House to prevent Republicans from amassing a veto-proof supermajority.
—Charles Duhigg, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Democrats surely would join in a veto-proof reassertion of congressional prerogative.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
The bill passed with a veto-proof margin, with 48 of the council’s 51 members supporting it.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 29 Dec. 2025
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
The group has been credited with helping elect enough Democrats to the state House to prevent Republicans from amassing a veto-proof supermajority.
—Charles Duhigg, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Democrats surely would join in a veto-proof reassertion of congressional prerogative.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
The bill passed with a veto-proof margin, with 48 of the council’s 51 members supporting it.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 29 Dec. 2025
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“Veto-proof.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/veto-proof. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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