From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishexecutive privilegeexˌecutive ˈprivilege noun [countable] American EnglishPGRIGHT/HAVE THE RIGHT TO the right of a president or other government leader to keep official records and papers secret
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executive privilege• This is no time for waffling, hedging, or invoking executive privilege.• The closely related executive privilege situation is treated similarly. 