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 governor formally declared that the arrival of record numbers of migrants was an invasion, and invoked a section of the U.S. Constitution that, according to his argument, allows states to assume war powers in such situations.
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J. David Goodman, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Texas defended its law in part by invoking limited state war powers, suggesting that the influx of immigrants is akin to the imminent danger of an invasion.
—Arelis R. Hernández, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024
Moreover, Article 1, Section 8 grants Congress specific war powers and the raising of armies.
—Destiny Torres, Orange County Register, 20 Jan. 2024
In recent years, she’s been able to gain allies in her quest to rein in presidents’ expansive war powers — partly because elements of both parties had moved her way.
—Cameron Joseph, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2023
On Capitol Hill, Republican lawmakers have drafted a broad authorization for the use of military force against cartels — echoing the war powers Congress gave former President George W. Bush before the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq.
—Emiliano Rodríguez Mega, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2023
In that case, Youngstown Sheet and Tube v. Sawyer, the court held that even in times of war, the war power did not justify the seizure of a private industry without the approval of Congress.
—Thomas Geoghegan, The New Republic, 8 May 2023
President Donald Trump's administration cited the 2002 Iraq war resolution as part of its legal justification for a 2020 U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassim Soleimani, but the two war powers resolutions have otherwise rarely been used as the basis for any presidential action.
—Mary Clare Jalonick, ajc, 30 Mar. 2023
The vote seeks to return a basic war power to Congress and close a chapter on an invasion many lawmakers now consider a mistake.
—Harold Maass, The Week, 30 Mar. 2023
J. David Goodman, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Texas defended its law in part by invoking limited state war powers, suggesting that the influx of immigrants is akin to the imminent danger of an invasion.
—Arelis R. Hernández, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024
Moreover, Article 1, Section 8 grants Congress specific war powers and the raising of armies.
—Destiny Torres, Orange County Register, 20 Jan. 2024
In recent years, she’s been able to gain allies in her quest to rein in presidents’ expansive war powers — partly because elements of both parties had moved her way.
—Cameron Joseph, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2023
On Capitol Hill, Republican lawmakers have drafted a broad authorization for the use of military force against cartels — echoing the war powers Congress gave former President George W. Bush before the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq.
—Emiliano Rodríguez Mega, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2023
In that case, Youngstown Sheet and Tube v. Sawyer, the court held that even in times of war, the war power did not justify the seizure of a private industry without the approval of Congress.
—Thomas Geoghegan, The New Republic, 8 May 2023
President Donald Trump's administration cited the 2002 Iraq war resolution as part of its legal justification for a 2020 U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassim Soleimani, but the two war powers resolutions have otherwise rarely been used as the basis for any presidential action.
—Mary Clare Jalonick, ajc, 30 Mar. 2023
The vote seeks to return a basic war power to Congress and close a chapter on an invasion many lawmakers now consider a mistake.
—Harold Maass, The Week, 30 Mar. 2023
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“War power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20power. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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