checks and balances

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Noun

Template:en-plural noun

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

Translations

Verb

checks and balances

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of check and balance