CHECKS AND BALANCES

Meaning of CHECKS AND BALANCES in English

limits imposed on all branches of a government by vesting in each branch the right to amend or void those acts of another that fall within its purview.

[ 1780-90 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

CHECKS AND BALANCES — Principle of government under which separate branches are empowered to prevent actions by other branches and are induced to share …
Английский словарь Британика
CHECKS AND BALANCES — principle of government under which separate branches are empowered to prevent actions by other branches and are induced to share …
Britannica English vocabulary
CHECKS AND BALANCES — Principle of government under which separate branches are empowered to prevent actions by other branches and are induced to share …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CHECKS AND BALANCES — noun plural Date: 1787 a system that allows each branch of a government to amend or veto acts of another …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHECKS AND BALANCES — system of restrictions within a government so that one agency does not have absolute power (ex: U.S. Congress approves the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CHECKS AND BALANCES — Date: 1787 : a system that allows each branch of a government to amend or veto acts of another branch …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHECKS AND BALANCES — Function: noun plural Date: 1787 : a system that allows each branch of a government to amend or veto acts …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CHECKS AND BALANCES — noun [ pl. ] 1. influences in an organization or political system which help to keep it fair and stop …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHECKS AND BALANCES — a phrase that expresses one of the basic principles of government in the US. It means a system in which …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
CHECKS AND BALANCES — A fundamental principle undergirding the design of American government is that of the separation of powers, which prescribes the parcelling …
English Glossary of Political Economy Terms
CHECKS-AND-BALANCES — сдерживающие и уравновешивающие силы
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHECKS AND BALANCES — Разделение властей
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CHECKS AND BALANCES — (n) сдерживающие уравновешивающие силы
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
CHECKS-AND-BALANCES — сдерживающие и уравновешивающие силы
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
CHECKS-AND-BALANCES — сдерживающие и уравновешивающие силы
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике и финансам
CHECKS AND BALANCES — полит сдержки и противовесы Принцип взаимозависимости и взаимоограничения трех ветвей государственной власти в США, основывающийся на положениях Конституции [Constitution, U.S.] о разделении …
CHECKS AND BALANCES — полит. сдержки и противовесы Принцип взаимозависимости и взаимоограничения трех ветвей государственной власти в США, основывающийся на положениях Конституции [Constitution] о …
CHECKS AND BALANCES — сдержки и противовесы; принцип, предполагающий, что никакая власть не должна быть абсолютной.
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
CHECKS-AND-BALANCES — сдерживающие и уравновешивающие силы
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
AND
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHECKS — present third singular of check plural of check
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BALANCES — plural of balance present third singular of balance
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BALANCES — Reference to balances is found in (Leviticus 19:36) They were in common use, gold and silver being paid out and …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
CHECKS — ( мн. число америк.)шашки (мн.ч.)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BALANCES — Балансы balances: bank and cash ~ остаток наличности на банковском счете balances: bank and cash ~ остаток наличности на банковском …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHECKS — Проверки
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CHECKS — Поверки
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
BALANCES — Руппиевые
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CHECKS — ( мн. число америк.)шашки (мн.ч.)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BALANCES — Балансы balances: bank and cash ~ остаток наличности на банковском счете balances: bank and cash ~ остаток наличности на банковском …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
OUT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LIGHT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cigarette lighter (= something that produces a flame for lighting cigarettes ) ▪ …
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BALANCE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a balanced approach (= considering everything in a sensible way ) ▪ The President …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHECKS AND BALANCES (CONT.) — Under the system of checks and balances, each branch has primary authority to decide on certain kinds of issues, yet …
English Glossary of Political Economy Terms
CLEARINGHOUSE — Institution established by firms engaged in similar activities to enable them to offset transactions with one another in order to …
Английский словарь Британика
CHECK — Bill of exchange drawn on a bank and payable on demand. Checks have become the chief form of money in …
Английский словарь Британика
BALANCE — I Instrument for comparing the weights of two bodies, usually for scientific purposes, to determine the difference in mass . …
Английский словарь Британика
PIVOT — I. ˈpivət, usu -əd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from Old French, from an assumed word akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHECKER — I. ˈchekə(r) noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English cheker, from Old French eschequier chessboard, from eschec …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHECK
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BALANCE — I. ˈbalən(t)s noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, modification of (assumed) Vulgar Latin bilancia, from Late …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHECK — check 1 — checkless , adj. /chek/ , v., n., pl. checks or, for 45, chex , adj., interj. v.t. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHECK — noun small chick or crack. 2. check ·vi to clash or interfere. 3. check ·adj checkered; designed in checks. 4. …
Webster English vocab
INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT — a payment made between countries either in settlement of a trade debt, as a unilateral transfer of funds, for capital …
Britannica English vocabulary
CHECK — also spelled Cheque, bill of exchange drawn on a bank and payable on demand; it has become the chief form …
Britannica English vocabulary
BALANCE — instrument for comparing the weights of two bodies, usually for scientific purposes, to determine the difference in mass. The invention …
Britannica English vocabulary
CHECK — I. check 1 S1 W2 /tʃek/ BrE AmE verb 1 . FIND OUT [intransitive and transitive] to do something in …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BALANCE — I. bal ‧ ance 1 S2 W2 /ˈbæləns/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHECK
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BALANCE — ( balances, balancing, balanced) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YOURSELF
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
YOUR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WORK — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a business/working lunch (= a lunch during which you also do business ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WITH
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WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UP
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TAKE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPOT
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SPECULATIVE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB highly ▪ All three approaches were highly speculative . ▪ Federally insured thrifts that …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bunch/set of keys (= a group of keys kept together ) ▪ He …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
S
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
REGULAR — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a constant/steady/regular supply ▪ For dairy farming, a constant supply of lush grass is …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PUT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OPERATIONAL — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES operating/operational efficiency (= the efficiency with which a machine or system works ) ▪ The …
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