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war powers

plural noun

  1. the powers exercised by the president or by Congress during a war or a crisis affecting national security.



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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of war powers1

First recorded in 1760–70
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Congress authorized his war powers, and, sadly, most of the members who did so were only thinking about their own political futures rather than the facts.

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At least back then, the verbal denigration was being done under the president’s war powers.

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His suit also questioned Trump’s assertion that the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 gave him war powers to arrest and deport “hostile” aliens.

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“I think the intrusion upon the war powers and foreign policy powers of the president is utterly unprecedented,” Ensign said.

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But then the alleged isolationist peacenik Donald Trump has been itching to use war powers since he became president the first time.

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