executive privilege
noun /ɪɡˌzekjətɪv ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ/
/ɪɡˌzekjətɪv ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ/
[uncountable]- (in the US) the right of the president and the executive part of the government to keep official documents secret
行政特权，总统特权（美国总统和政府行政部门对官方文件保密的特权） 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.Topics Politicsc2