English Explanatory Dictionary

organ of state

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the three primary divisions of a state’s sovereignty (namely, the executive, the legislature, or the judiciary); the powers of each having been divided and balanced in accordance with the political principle of the separation of powers.

Word forms

organ of state organs of state

Related words

branch of government
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