Carl Byker: The first 'imperial president': Jackson. [Carl Byker is the producer of the PBS documentary Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil and the Presidency, which debuts on public television stations nationwide tonight.] Secret prisons, warrantless wiretapping, sweeping claims of executive privilege. They have all been features of the Bush administration, and they are also hallmarks of what some call an imperial presidency. The debate over just what powers a president can legitimately use has become so heated recently that some of the leading Democrats running for president have signed a pledge that they will not claim the same powers as President Bush if they are elected to replace him.
imÂ·posÂ·tor. Use impostor in a sentence. or imÂ·postâ²er. a person who pretends to be someone or something that he or she is not, as to deceive or cheat others. Origin of impostor.
An imp is a mythological being similar to a fairy or goblin, frequently described in folklore and superstition.ven if the imp was successful in getting the friendship it sought, it often still played pranks and jokes on its friend, either out of boredom or simply because this was the nature of the imp. This trait gave way to using the term impish for someone who loves pranks and practical jokes.