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separation of powers  Seperation of Powers  3 powers  Arm of government  Arm of state
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Separation of powers refers to the division of a state's government into "branches", each with separate, independent powers and responsibilities, so that the powers of one branch are not in conflict with those of the other branches. Wikipedia
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Separation of powers refers to the division of a state's government into "branches", each with separate, independent powers and responsibilities, so that the powers of one branch are not in conflict with those of the other branches. Wikipedia
Model for the governance of a state. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Division of government into branches such that legislative, executive, and judicial functions are exercised by distinct, separately constituted political bodies Wikidata
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. Wiktionary
Model for governance. Wiktionary (translation)