English Explanatory Dictionary

check and balance

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. Provide mutual oversight and limitation by independent organizations in order to prevent abuses of power.
noun
  1. The mutual oversight provided by a system of independent organizations with control over each other.

Pronunciation

en-au-check and balance.ogg

Word forms

check and balance checks and balances checking and balancing checked and balanced
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