line-item veto

Noun

 * 1) The power of an executive in government to nullify or cancel specific provisions of a bill, usually budget appropriations, without vetoing the entire legislative package.
 * 2) * The West Wing, Season 2, Episode 18, Josh
 * I'm sorry the speaker isn't here; he's up on the hill on last-minute negotiations. He's going over his prenup and wants a line-item veto.