checks and balances

English

checks and balances pl (plural only)

(politics) A system for multiple branches of government wherein each has some control over the actions of each of the others.
(figurative) Somebody or something that ensures a system remains safe, honest, etc.

system for balancing the powers between branches of government

Chinese:
Mandarin: 政府機關彼此之間的相互制衡／政府机关彼此之间的相互制衡 (zhèngfǔ jīguān bǐcǐ zhījiān de xiānghù zhìhéng), 權力制衡／权力制衡 (quánlì zhìhéng)
Finnish: vallan tasapainotus
French: poids et contrepoids m pl
Galician: pesos e contrapesos m pl
Georgian: კონტროლისა და ბალანსის მექანიზმი (ḳonṭrolisa da balansis mekanizmi), დემოკრატიული კონტროლი და ბალანსი (demoḳraṭiuli ḳonṭroli da balansi), კონტროლი და ბალანსი (ḳonṭroli da balansi)
German: gegenseitige Kontrolle f, Gewaltenteilung (de) f, Gewaltentrennung (de) f (Switzerland, Austria)
Lithuanian: stabdžių ir atsvarų sistema, stabdžių ir atsvarų mechanizmas
Polish: mechanizm kontroli i równowagi m
Russian: систе́ма сде́ржек и противове́сов (ru) f (sistéma sdéržek i protivovésov)
Ukrainian: система стримувань і противаг (systema strymuvanʹ i protyvah)

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