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The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military | 2001 | © The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military 2001, originally published by Oxford University Press 2001. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

War Powers Resolution a law passed by Congress on November 7, 1973, overruling an October 23, 1973 veto by President Richard M. Nixon, to “insure that the collective judgment of both the Congress and the President” would apply to the use of armed forces in hostilities. Established after the Vietnam War and during the Watergate crisis, it was widely disputed, and Congress abandoned it by the end President Ronald Reagan's administration.

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