organ of state

English

Noun

organ of state (plural organs of state)

Any of the three primary divisions of a state’s sovereignty (namely, the executive, the legislature, or the judiciary); the powers of each having been divided and balanced in accordance with the political principle of the separation of powers.

Translations

primary division of state's sovereignty

Chinese:
Mandarin: 國家機關／国家机关 (zh) (guójiā jīguān)
Danish: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: valtiomahti
German: Staatsgewalt (de) f
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can

See also

branch of government

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