It has several meanings: a woman as a sex object, sexual intercourse, and probably the ultimate meaning, female pudenda. So where did such a bizarre-sounding word come from? There are several theories. Probably the most popular is that it derives from Louisiana (and standard) French putain whore.he word horny sexually excited, lecherous derives from an interesting yet not surprising source. As early as the mid-18th century, an erection was known as a horn or the horn, simply because it looked a bit like one.
By Robert Longley. A presidential veto is the rejection of a bill passed by the majority votes of both the House of Representatives and the Senate. While Congress can vote to override a presidential veto, causing the bill to become law without the president's approval, this is rarely done. More often than not, the threat of presidential veto is sufficient motivation for Congress to modify the bill prior to its final passage.
The President, however, can influence and shape legislation by a threat of a veto. By. threatening a veto, the President can persuade legislators to alter the content of the bill to be. more acceptable to the President. Congress can override a veto by passing the act by a two-thirds vote in both the House and the. Senate. (Usually an act is passed with a simple majority.) This check prevents the President from. blocking an act when significant support for it exists. Two-thirds is a high standard to meetâ.