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executive privilege

executive privilege noun: the right of the president of the United States and other members of the executive branch to maintain confidential communications and to resist certain subpoenas and other oversight.

Noun

executive privilege (uncountable)

  1. (US) The right of the president of the United States and other members of the executive branch to maintain confidential communications and to resist certain subpoenas and other oversight.

Questions about executive privilege

What does executive privilege mean?
Executive privilege means the right of the president of the United States and other members of the executive branch to maintain confidential communications and to resist certain subpoenas and other oversight.
What part of speech is executive privilege?
Executive privilege is a noun.

Words near executive privilege in the dictionary

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