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 other answers are pretty good distracters, though, because the president does have those powers. However, they are not granted to the president for the purpose of checking the power of the legislative branch. An executive order can't override congress. The president's check against congress is his power to veto a law. Basically, veto power is the president's way of influencing congress by preventing them from passing a law that he disagrees with. alex_mennen Â· 7 years ago.