Definitions from Wiktionary (checks and balances)
▸ noun: (politics) A system for multiple branches of government wherein each has some control over the actions of each of the others.
▸ noun: (figurative) Somebody or something that ensures a system remains safe, honest, etc.
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▸ noun: (politics) A system for multiple branches of government wherein each has some control over the actions of each of the others.
▸ noun: (figurative) Somebody or something that ensures a system remains safe, honest, etc.
Similar:
check and balance,
bicameralism,
balance of power,
bipartisanship,
power sharing,
counterbalance,
coregulation,
countercheck,
powersharing,
balancing act,
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Adjectives:
federated,
constitutional,
federation,
unitary,
state,
confederate,
political,
solonic,
party,
confederal,
federal
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