Definitions for checks and balances
checks and bal·ances

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1. checks and balancesnoun

   A system for multiple parties wherein each has some control over the actions of each of the others.

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1. checks and balances

   A system created for a business, company, enterprise, organization, committee or form of unity assembly, unity council, unity legislature, unity senate, unity house of representatives, unity parliament, unity government, local unity government, regional unity government, national unity government, european unity government and international unity government that has the structures, systems, mechanism, processes and procedures created to ensure that each element or department of the business, company, enterprise, organization, committee or form of unity assembly, unity council, unity legislature, unity senate, unity house of representatives, unity parliament, unity government, local unity government, regional unity government, national unity government, european unity government and international unity government has the ability, right, mechanisms, structure, authority and power and tools to check or verify the actions of each facet of the organization.

   Unity governments, financial organizations and businesses are examples where checks and balances are built in, used and respected to ensure accountability, justness and transparency in decision making processes.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on October 27, 2015  

How to pronounce checks and balances?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say checks and balances in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of checks and balances in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of checks and balances in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of checks and balances in a Sentence

1. Carissa Cutrell:

   We've put in a greater system of checks and balances.

2. Joseph Cheng:

   The suppression of the pro-democracy movement meant that there was no toleration of an opposition, no toleration of checks and balances.

3. Lee Arbetman:

   There's a potential for a greater understanding of democracy, on the checks and balances of government, but does one oral argument an educated citizen make ?

4. Carlos Pereira:

   This is all really amazing. We're seeing extremely interesting developments for checks and balances.

5. David Becker:

   There's so many checks and balances in the system it's virtually impossible, I'd never say impossible, it's virtually impossible to change the outcome of an election in a way that would be undetected.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Checks_and_Balances