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.
Imposter fraud occurs during the life insurance application process when someone other than the named insured appears for the medical examination that is a prerequisite to obtaining the policy. Imposter fraud and incontestability clauses in life insurance policies All the guilt about being an imposter, the anxiety of getting caught at it, and the by then extreme discomfort of contravening my own gender identity came rushing in, Vincent writes.