checks and balances
plural noun
us/ˈtʃeks ən ˈbæl·ən·səs/politics & government
separationofcontrolamong severalgovernmentorganizations, such as ajudiciary, alegislature, and anexecutivedivision
| 单词 | checks and balances |
| 释义 | checks and balancesrulesintendedtopreventonepersonorgroupfrom having too muchpowerwithin anorganization: Asystemofchecksandbalancesexiststoensurethatourgovernmentistrulydemocratic. Thetheoryis thatdemocracybringspoliticalchecksandbalances, giving morepowertocitizens. We haveintroducedchecksandbalancesthatrequireindependentauditing. There werevirtuallynochecksandbalancesbuiltinto thesystemfordecidingwhether achildwas going intocare. Schoolgovernorsoperatedwith fewchecksandbalances. See also checknoun(LIMIT) checks and balances| American Dictionarychecks and balances plural noun us/ˈtʃeks ən ˈbæl·ən·səs/politics & government separationofcontrolamong severalgovernmentorganizations, such as ajudiciary, alegislature, and anexecutivedivision |
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