Executive-privilege
noun
1.
the discretionary right claimed by certain U.S. presidents to withhold information from Congress or the judiciary.
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[ig-zek-yuh-ter or for 1, ek-si-kyoo-ter] /ɪgˈzɛk yə tər or for 1, ˈɛk sɪˌkyu tər/ noun 1. a person who , carries out, or performs some duty, job, assignment, artistic work, etc. 2. Law. a person named in a decedent’s will to carry out the provisions of that will. /ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtə/ noun 1. (law) a person appointed […]