"separation of powers" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: separations of powers [plural]
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  1. A theoretical model for governance, common in democratic states, which features the division of sovereign power into at least three (but sometimes up to six) organs of state in order to forestall tyranny, by preventing the acquisition of a monopoly of power by a monarch or oligarchy; also, such an arrangement. Wikipedia link: separation of powers Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Government, Politics Translations (model for governance): hakimiyyətlərin bölünməsi (Azerbaijani), 三權分立 (Chinese Mandarin), 三权分立 (sānquánfēnlì) (Chinese Mandarin), trias politica [feminine] (Dutch), scheiding der machten [feminine] (Dutch), vallan ositus (Finnish), séparation des pouvoirs [feminine] (French), ხელისუფლების დანაწილება (xelisuplebis danac̣ileba) (Georgian), Gewaltenteilung [feminine] (German), Gewaltentrennung [feminine] (German), διάκριση των εξουσιών (diákrisi ton exousión) [feminine] (Greek), þrískipting ríkisvaldsins [feminine] (Icelandic), pemisahan kekuasaan (Indonesian), separazione dei poteri [feminine] (Italian), 三権分立 (sankenbunritsu) (alt: さんけんぶんりつ) (Japanese), trias polītica [feminine] (Latin), pengasingan kuasa (Malay), trójpodział władzy [masculine] (Polish), podział władzy [masculine] (Polish), podział władz [masculine] (Polish), separação dos poderes (Portuguese), separația puterilor [feminine] (Romanian), разделе́ние власте́й (razdelénije vlastéj) [neuter] (Russian), separación de poderes [feminine] (Spanish), розпо́діл держа́вної вла́ди (rozpódil deržávnoji vlády) [masculine] (Ukrainian), tam quyền phân lập (Vietnamese)

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