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Meaning of separation of powers | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

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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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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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