checks and balances

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Definitions of checks and balances words

noun plural checks and balances competition and mutual restraint among the various branches of government 3
noun plural checks and balances system: self-regulation 1
noun checks and balances (Idiomatic) (politics) A system for multiple parties wherein each has some control over the actions of each of the others. 0
verb checks and balances third-person singular simple present indicative form of check and balance. 0

before 1780

One of the 45% newest English words

First recorded in 1780-90

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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