separation of powers
/ˌsepəˌreɪʃn əv ˈpaʊəz/noun
उच्चारण सेपरेशन अव पावज़
शक्तियों का पृथक्करण
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the principle that the power to make laws, the power to carry them out and the power to judge cases should be held by separate parts of a government, so that no single part has too much power
शक्तियों का पृथक्करण
- The separation of powers protects citizens from the misuse of authority.
- Critics said the order went against the separation of powers between the judiciary and the executive.
?Which word?
Do not confuse the separation of powers (dividing power among the legislature, executive and judiciary) and checks and balances (the ways in which each part limits the others).
Separation of powers (विधायिका, कार्यपालिका और न्यायपालिका में शक्तियों का बँटवारा) और checks and balances (वे तरीके जिनसे हर अंग दूसरे अंगों को सीमित करता है) में भ्रमित न हों।
⌂Word origin and word building
From the French political thinker Montesquieu, who explained the idea in The Spirit of the Laws in 1748.
यह विचार फ़्रांसीसी राजनीतिक विचारक Montesquieu से आया, जिन्होंने 1748 में The Spirit of the Laws में इसे समझाया।