AUMF

American  

abbreviation

1. Authorization for Use of Military Force: a law enacted in 2001, giving the U.S. president the authority to use military force against those persons or groups connected with the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

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Example Sentences

The two groups worked together to repeal the authorization of military force, or AUMF, passed by Congress after the 9/11 attacks, a document that has been used ever since as a public rationale for numerous wars all over the globe.

From Salon

Now, turning their backs on the power given them by the Constitution and the WPR, Congress, with that AUMF, acceded to the expansion of presidential powers and opened the door to the disastrous wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere early in this century.

From Salon

But to allow a president to respond to a threat, the Senate and House of Representatives can pass an AUMF.

From Reuters

Members of Congress are not - for now - targeting a third AUMF, which passed days after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

From Reuters

“Americans are tired of endless wars in the Middle East, and we owe it to them and to our veterans and their families to repeal the Iraq War AUMF,” Mr. Schumer, New York Democrat, said.

From Washington Times