Meaning Of The Word Executive privilege
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executive privilege
uncountable noun: Executive privilege is the right that a member of the executive branch of government has to withhold information about matters that they consider to be confidential. executive privilege in American English the right of a President to withhold from the legislature or judiciary certain important information relating to the activities of the executive noun: the discretionary right claimed by certain U.S. presidents to withhold information from Congress or the judiciary executive privilege in British English noun: the right of the executive branch of the government to withhold information from the public when its disclosure would adversely affect the functioning of the government |
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