imperial presidency
noun(sometimes initial capital letters)
a U.S. presidency that is characterized by greater power than the Constitution allows.
Origin of imperial presidency
1First recorded in 1970–75
Words Nearby imperial presidency
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How to use imperial presidency in a sentence
Yet even so, he took a couple steps away from the imperial presidency.
Obama Is Giving Up Some Executive Power, and He’ll Still Get No Credit | Michael Tomasky | August 12, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBut try to tell an average American that in the age of the imperial presidency.
Bad Economy? Blame It on Mitch McConnell and the GOP | Michael Tomasky | September 9, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTObama may not be an imperialist, but he has fortified the imperial presidency as George W. Bush created it.
How Obama Got Fierce on Foreign Policy: James Mann’s 'The Obamians' | Jacob Heilbrunn | June 15, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTNow is the time to reverse the precipitous slide toward the imperial presidency.
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