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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Cassidy wasn't the only Republican who changed his vote on the latest war powers vote. — Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 25 June 2026 Cassidy is one of the senators who provided a crucial vote to advance the war powers resolution. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 24 June 2026 Cassidy then returned to the Capitol to vote against a separate but nearly identical war powers resolution. — Mary Clare Jalonick, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026 Thursday night, Trump called Cassidy and thanked him for changing his position on the procedural vote on the Iran war powers resolution Wednesday night. — Margaret Brennan, CBS News, 28 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for war power

Word History

First Known Use

1766, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of war power was in 1766

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“War power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20power. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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