privilege speech

privilege speech
 n.β€” Β«A few minutes after he received an ovation from his colleagues, Rep. Leo Berman, R-Tyler, blasted him in what is called “privilege speech” on the House floor.Β» β€”β€œSwinford gains colleagues’ respect” by Enrique Rangel in Austin Globe-News (Amarillo, Texas) June 5, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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