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separation of powers en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A theoretical model for governance, common in democratic states, which features the division of sovereign power into at least three (but sometimes up to six) organs of state in order to forestall tyranny, by preventing the acquisition of a monopoly of power by a monarch or oligarchy; also, such an arrangement.

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Relateds

separation of duties

Translations (26)

uk розпо́діл держа́вної вла́ди (model for governance) · pl podział władzy (model for governance) · fi vallan ositus (model for governance) · ms pengasingan kuasa (model for governance) · es separación de poderes (model for governance) · de Gewaltenteilung (model for governance) · de Gewaltentrennung (model for governance) · ka ხელისუფლების დანაწილება (model for governance) · el διάκριση των εξουσιών (model for governance) · is þrískipting ríkisvaldsins (model for governance) · ru разделе́ние власте́й (model for governance) · fr séparation des pouvoirs (model for governance) · vi tam quyền phân lập (model for governance) · pt separação dos poderes (model for governance) · id pemisahan kekuasaan (model for governance) · az hakimiyyətlərin bölünməsi (model for governance) · nl scheiding der machten (model for governance) · pl podział władz (model for governance) · ro separația puterilor (model for governance) · pl trójpodział władzy (model for governance) · cmn 三權分立 /三权分立 (model for governance) · nl trias politica (model for governance) · it separazione dei poteri (model for governance) · sv maktdelning (model for governance) · ja 三権分立 (model for governance) · la trias polītica (model for governance)