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reprieve |
a postponement of punishment for a crime. a person convicted of a capital crime, for example, may receive a reprieve from execution. |
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pardon |
a decree that frees a person form punishment for a crime. a pardon is often granted when a criminal sentence is considered unjust. |
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cabinet |
the heads of the executive departments. the president appoints members of the cabinet. |
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executive order |
a rule or regulation issued by a president or government that has the force of law. |
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bureauracy |
a large, comlex organizationthat functions under uniform rules and procedures. the many workers in a government bureaucracy carry out the daily business of that government. |
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pocket veto |
the automatic killing of a bill by refusing to either sign it or veto it. a pocket veto can occure only in the final days of a congressional session, as a president must normally act on a bill within a 10 days or it becomes law. |
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administration |
the president, along within his or her personal satff and advisors. the term can also refer to a president's time in office. |
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whistle-blower |
an employee or former employee who exposes wrongdoing whithin an organization in the hope of stopping it. |
