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separation of powers

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables
sep-a-ra-tion of pow-ers
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

separations of powers (plural)

Phrases

separation of duties

Frequently Paired Words

separation of duties

Questions

What does separation of powers mean?
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.

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