Checks and balances

verb

Definitions

1.verbProvide mutual oversight and limitation by independent organizations in order to prevent abuses of power.

2.nounA system for multiple branches of government wherein each has some control over the actions of each of the others.

3.nounSomebody or something that ensures a system remains safe, honest, etc.

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