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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The Senate is in session and Democrats could try yet again to advance a war powers resolution limiting further strikes in Iran.
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Adam Beam, AJC.com, 21 Apr. 2026
For the fourth time, the Senate on April 16, 2026, rejected a war powers resolution.
—Robert Haswell, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2026
The war powers resolution, which required a simple majority to pass, was voted down 47-52, largely along party lines.
—Yarden Segev, NBC news, 16 Apr. 2026
The most recent of those votes came Wednesday, when the upper chamber easily beat back a Democratic war powers resolution by a tally of 47 to 52, largely on partisan lines.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2026
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Adam Beam, AJC.com, 21 Apr. 2026
For the fourth time, the Senate on April 16, 2026, rejected a war powers resolution.
—Robert Haswell, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2026
The war powers resolution, which required a simple majority to pass, was voted down 47-52, largely along party lines.
—Yarden Segev, NBC news, 16 Apr. 2026
The most recent of those votes came Wednesday, when the upper chamber easily beat back a Democratic war powers resolution by a tally of 47 to 52, largely on partisan lines.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2026
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“War power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20power. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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