Definitions for "Implied powers"
Federal powers beyond those specifically enumerated in the U.S. Constitution; the Federalists argued that the “elastic clause'' of Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution implicitly gave the federal government broad powers, while the Antifederalists held that the federal government's powers were explicitly limited by the Constitution.
powers not specifically listed in the Constitution, which the national government requires to carry out expressed powers
those delegated powers of the National Government implied by (inferred from) the expressed powers