War Power

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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an extraordinary power exercised (usually by the executive branch) in the prosecution of a war and involving an extension of the powers that the government normally has in peacetime

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Variants

3 surface forms

plural: War Powers
possessive: War Power's
pluralpossessive: War Powers'

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