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checks and balances

Entries 1 to 10 of 23.
  1. checks and balances (noun plural)
  2. back-check (intransitive verb)
  3. bed check (noun)
  4. blank check (noun)
  5. body check (noun)
  6. cashier's check (noun)
  7. 1check (noun)
  8. 2check (verb)
  9. counter check (noun)
  10. 1cross-check (transitive verb)

Main Entry: checks and balances
Function: noun plural
Date: 1787

: a system that allows each branch of a government to amend or veto acts of another branch so as to prevent any one branch from exerting too much power


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