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AUMF

American

abbreviation

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.

Example Sentences

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

From Reuters • Mar. 28, 2023

It concerned the status of the 2001 law that approved going to war against those responsible for the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the Authorization for Use of Military Force, or AUMF.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2021

The 2001 AUMF, however, is a different story, according to the general.

From Washington Times • Jul. 13, 2021

The 2001 AUMF, passed just days after the 9/11 attacks, has been given a particularly expansive application.

From Slate • Feb. 9, 2021

Referring to a congressional authorization for the use of military force, she said: "As many of my colleagues have also stated, we need a new AUMF," or Authorization for Use of Military Force.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2018

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