executive privilege
noun
: exemption from legally enforced disclosure of communications within the executive branch of government when such disclosure would adversely affect the functions and decision-making processes of the executive branch
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Because the administration has suggested DOGE is a presidential advisory group, which could claim executive privilege.
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 11 Mar. 2025
The company also argues Trump should have had a chance to exert executive privilege.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2024
His reentry into government could reignite partisan clashes over executive privilege and accountability for former officials.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
In the case of Trump, the company said the nondisclosure order deprived him of the opportunity to assert executive privilege over the material before it was provided to the special counsel.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2024
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 11 Mar. 2025
The company also argues Trump should have had a chance to exert executive privilege.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2024
His reentry into government could reignite partisan clashes over executive privilege and accountability for former officials.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
In the case of Trump, the company said the nondisclosure order deprived him of the opportunity to assert executive privilege over the material before it was provided to the special counsel.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for executive privilege
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“Executive privilege.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/executive%20privilege. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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