bill signing
Law becomes official
A bill signing is the ceremonial act of a government executive—typically a president or governor—signing legislation into law.
The event often features invited guests, multiple pens (distributed as souvenirs), and photo opportunities: The governor held a bill signing at the state capitol.
The term refers both to the legal act and the public ceremony surrounding it.
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- act of CongressFederal law formally enacted
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- photo opArranged publicity picture
- press corpsJournalists covering same subject
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- ceremonieswedding ceremony, wedding, weddings, graduation, graduations
- presidencyOval Office, president, Washington, executive branch, veto
- Signingautograph, ASL, endorsement, initial, countersign
- Congresssenator, representative, senators, House, committee
- California governmentstate constitution, legislature, executive branch, judicial branch, governor
- gubernatorial powersveto power, executive orders, clemency, pardons, pardon power
bill signingveto
Official refusal to approve
presidential veto · pocket veto · executive veto · veto override · line-item veto
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