checks and balances
noun /ˌtʃeks ən ˈbælənsɪz/
/ˌtʃeks ən ˈbælənsɪz/
[plural]- influences in an organization or political system that help to keep it fair and stop a small group from keeping all the power
制约与平衡(为保持机构或政体内的公正并防止权力集中于小团体) - Democracy depends on a system of checks and balances.
民主的实行依赖于相互制衡的制度。
- 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
三权分立(美国政府中总统、国会以及最高法院之间相互制约的政体原则) Wordfindercompare separation of powers- cabinet
- checks and balances
- constitution
- federal
- government
- minister
- the Opposition
- parliament
- politics
- system