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.
Only the President, head of the Executive branch, has the power to veto legislation. The Supreme Court (Judicial branch) can use judicial review to declare challenged legislation unconstitutional, nullifying a law, but is not the same as a veto. Congress had the power of Legislative Veto until the Supreme Court declared the practice unconstitutional in INS v. Chadha, (1983). Congress and the President still cooperate to use an informal variation of this rule. Only the President, head of the <b>Executive branch</b>, has the power to veto legislation.   The Supreme Court (Judicial branch) can use judicial review to declare challenged legislation unconstitutional, nullifying a law, but is not the same as a veto.