war power
noun
: the power to make war
specifically
: an extraordinary power exercised usually by the executive branch of a government in the prosecution of a war
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They are held as military prisoners under the president’s war powers authority and are awaiting trial.
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Carol Rosenberg, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
The laws sought to rein in presidential use of national emergencies and war powers.
—Tamara Keith, NPR, 15 Feb. 2025
There is only one guardrail: restoring the Constitution’s separation of powers which entrusts the war power exclusively in Congress with no incentive to exercise it except in self-defense.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2025
In several orders, Mr. Trump invoked his constitutional role as the military’s commander in chief, portraying migrants as invaders while blurring the line between immigration law enforcement and war powers.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
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Carol Rosenberg, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
The laws sought to rein in presidential use of national emergencies and war powers.
—Tamara Keith, NPR, 15 Feb. 2025
There is only one guardrail: restoring the Constitution’s separation of powers which entrusts the war power exclusively in Congress with no incentive to exercise it except in self-defense.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2025
In several orders, Mr. Trump invoked his constitutional role as the military’s commander in chief, portraying migrants as invaders while blurring the line between immigration law enforcement and war powers.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
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“War power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20power. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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