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
It was unclear when Congress might take up the war powers measure.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 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
The president’s war powers are left largely undefined except for his having the title “Commander in Chief.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025
On the other hand the President, if he abuses the war powers "when peace returns, is answerable to the civil power for that abuse."
From Lincoln; An Account of his Personal Life, Especially of its Springs of Action as Revealed and Deepened by the Ordeal of War by Stephenson, Nathaniel W. (Nathaniel Wright)
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