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Definition of executive privilege noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

executive privilege

noun
 
/ɪɡˌzekjətɪv ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ/
 
/ɪɡˌzekjətɪv ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ/
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  1. (in the US) the right of the president and the executive part of the government to keep official documents secret
    CulturePresident Richard Nixon used this right during Watergate, but the Supreme Court decided that some items, such as tapes of phone calls, were not protected. The last president to have total executive privilege was Dwight D Eisenhower.
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