Idiom
check and balance
Meaning
Provide mutual oversight and limitation by independent organizations in order to prevent abuses of power.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The government uses checks and balances to keep power fair.”
“The constitution creates a system of checks and balances so that no single branch of government becomes too powerful.”
“In a healthy democracy, the separation of powers functions through a rigorous system of checks and balances, ensuring that every branch remains accountable to the law.”
Examples
simple
“The government uses checks and balances to keep power fair.”
contextual
“The constitution creates a system of checks and balances so that no single branch of government becomes too powerful.”
complex
“In a healthy democracy, the separation of powers functions through a rigorous system of checks and balances, ensuring that every branch remains accountable to the law.”
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