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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Next week, both House and Senate Democrats are expected to force additional votes on war powers.
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Claudia Grisales, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
House Democrats plan to use a brief session of the House on Thursday to call for the quick passage of the war powers legislation, but Republican leadership is expected to quash that attempt.
—Stephen Groves, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
This is similar to the constitutional argument in other war powers resolutions.
—Mark Weisbrot, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
Both helped Trump skirt an initial war powers rebuke in the House last month.
—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
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Claudia Grisales, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
House Democrats plan to use a brief session of the House on Thursday to call for the quick passage of the war powers legislation, but Republican leadership is expected to quash that attempt.
—Stephen Groves, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
This is similar to the constitutional argument in other war powers resolutions.
—Mark Weisbrot, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
Both helped Trump skirt an initial war powers rebuke in the House last month.
—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
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“War power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20power. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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