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 voted down a war powers resolution introduced by Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, while the other measures have yet to receive a vote.
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Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 8 July 2025
However, the president also has war powers dictated in Article II of the Constitution.
—Amalia Huot-Marchand, The Hill, 22 June 2025
Congress should not have been so willing to delegate its war powers, but the president was right to grasp that this target is the world’s leading state sponsor of anti-American terrorism.
—The Editors, National Review, 22 June 2025
In response, Democrats have been pushing for votes on war powers resolutions to reassert their congressional authority on military action.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2025
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Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 8 July 2025
However, the president also has war powers dictated in Article II of the Constitution.
—Amalia Huot-Marchand, The Hill, 22 June 2025
Congress should not have been so willing to delegate its war powers, but the president was right to grasp that this target is the world’s leading state sponsor of anti-American terrorism.
—The Editors, National Review, 22 June 2025
In response, Democrats have been pushing for votes on war powers resolutions to reassert their congressional authority on military action.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2025
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“War power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20power. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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