Definition of checks and balances

checks and balancesnoun

kiểm tra và cân bằng

/ˌtʃeks ən ˈbælənsɪz//ˌtʃeks ən ˈbælənsɪz/

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influences in an organization or political system that help to keep it fair and stop a small group from keeping all the power

Example:
  • Democracy depends on a system of checks and balances.

(in the US) the principle of government by which the president, Congress and the Supreme Court each have some control over the others

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