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separations of powers

separations of powers is the plural of separation of powers.

Meaning of separation of powers

Noun

separation of powers (countable and uncountable, plural separations of powers)

  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.

Questions about separations of powers

What is separations of powers the plural of?
Separations of powers is the plural of separation of powers.

Words near separations of powers in the dictionary

  1. separationism
  2. separationist
  3. separationists
  4. separations
  5. separations from bed and board
  6. separations of powers
  7. separatism
  8. separatisms
  9. separatist
  10. separatistic
  11. separatists

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