Commander-In-Chief
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
The president is made commander-in-chief of the army and navy of the United States and of the militia when in actual service, by art. ii. § 2 of the constitution.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
By article 2, § 2, of the constitution it is declared that the president shall be commander in chief of the army and navy of the United States. The term implies supreme control of military operations during the progress of a war, not only on the side of strategy and tactics, but also in reference to the political and international aspects of the war. See Fleming v. Page, 9 How. 603, 13 L. Ed. 276; Prize Cases, 2 Black, 635, 17 L. Ed. 459; Swaim v. U. S., 28 Ct. CI. 173.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
By article 2, § 2, of the constitution it is declared that the president shall be commander in chief of the army and navy of the United States. ‘The term implies supreme control of military operations during the progress of a war, not only on the side of strategy and tactics, but also in reference to the political and international aspects of the war.