war powers
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of war powers
First recorded in 1760–70
Example Sentences
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On a special Slate Plus extra episode of Amicus, Mark Joseph Stern spoke with Eugene Fidell about Trump’s startling claim of unilateral war powers.
From Slate • Mar. 2, 2026
Representatives Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Thomas Massie, R-Ky., are looking to force a vote on a war powers resolution.
From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026
A war powers resolution is an act of Congress that is based on a 1973 law of the same name.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026
The contrast of this language with the war powers given to Congress and the president is stark and intentional.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025
The names of Lincoln and Chase show that the presidential, the financial, and the war powers were in the hands of the Middle West.
From The Frontier in American History by Turner, Frederick Jackson
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