checks and balances

  • 11checks and balances — stabdžių ir atsvarų sistema statusas T sritis Politika apibrėžtis Valdžių atskyrimo principu grindžiama skirtingų valdžios institucijų sąveikos sistema, kurioje nė viena institucija pagal savo kompetenciją neturi absoliučių galių, tačiau… …

    Politikos mokslų enciklopedinis žodynas

  • 12checks and balances — checks′ and bal′ances n. pl. gov limits imposed on all branches of a government by vesting in each branch the right to amend or void those acts of another that fall within its purview • Etymology: 1780–90 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 13checks and balances — system of restrictions within a government so that one agency does not have absolute power (ex: U.S. Congress approves the President s cabinet members and Supreme Court Justices) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 14checks and balances — noun plural Date: 1787 a system that allows each branch of a government to amend or veto acts of another branch so as to prevent any one branch from exerting too much power …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 15checks and balances — noun A system for multiple parties wherein each has some control over the actions of each of the others …

    Wiktionary

  • 16checks and balances — UK / US noun [plural] a system that limits power within a political system, group, or organization in which no single part of it can become too powerful, because it needs the agreement of the other parts for its actions to be legal …

    English dictionary

  • 17checks and balances — Arrangement of governmental powers whereby powers of one governmental branch check or balance those of other branches. See also separation of powers …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 18checks and balances — Arrangement of governmental powers whereby powers of one governmental branch check or balance those of other branches. See also separation of powers …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 19checks and balances — limits imposed on all branches of a government by vesting in each branch the right to amend or void those acts of another that fall within its purview. [1780 90] …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 20Enlightenment II (The French): deism, morality and politics — The French Enlightenment II: deism, morality and politics Peter Jimack One of the most striking features of the French Enlightenment was its hostility to Christianity, especially as represented by the Catholic Church, a hostility which went far… …

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