Definitions for separation of powers
sep·a·ra·tion of pow·ers

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1. separation of powersnoun

   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.

2. Etymology: Coined by the French Age of Enlightenment philosopher Montesquieu (1689–1755).

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1. Separation of powers

   The separation of powers, often imprecisely used interchangeably with the trias politica principle, is a model for the governance of a state. The model was first developed in Ancient Greece and Rome. Under this model, the state is divided into branches, each with separate and independent powers and areas of responsibility so that no branch has more power than the other branches. The normal division of branches is into a legislature, an executive, and a judiciary.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of separation of powers in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of separation of powers in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of separation of powers in a Sentence

1. Paul Ryan:

   We've talked about the Constitution, Article 1 on the Constitution, the separation of powers, he feels very strongly, actually, that under President Obama's watch, President Obama stripped a lot of power away from the Constitution, away from the legislative branch of government, and we want to reset the balance of power so that people and the Constitution are rightfully restored.

2. Mike Pompeo:

   What we objected to was the demands that were put that deeply violate fundamental principles of the separation of powers, they contacted State Department employees directly and told them not to contact legal counsel at State Department. Lawmakers from theForeign Affairs, Intelligence and Oversight committees moved forward with testimony from their first key witness Thursday --- former U.S. envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker, who resigned last week after receiving word his name had surfaced in the whistleblower complaint. Text messages released by Kurt Volker to Congress show U.S. officials involved with Ukraine arguing internally last month over whether Trump was engaged in a quid pro quo. Fox News on Friday also obtained Kurt Volker prepared testimony, in whichhe details Kurt Volker interactions with Rudy Giuliani lawyer Rudy Giuliani, who was probing whether Burisma had sought to garner influence with Joe Biden by paying high fees to Joe Biden son. A memorandum of the July 25 call between Rudy Giuliani and Zelensky released last month showed that while Rudy Giuliani sought a Ukrainian probe into the Joe Biden family, Rudy Giuliani did not explicitly use the $ 400 million in military aid as leverage. Trumptweeted Thursday that Rudy Giuliani had an.

3. John Roberts:

   We take very seriously the idea of separation of powers and that power should be divided to prevent its abuse.

4. Adam Schiff:

   I hope it meant what it sounded like it meant. We have been in discussion with the vice president's counsel for some time. So he knows of our interest in having him come before House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff, and I am confident that if he is truly willing, that there was a way to work out any executive privilege or separation of powers issues. There is, of course, nothing precluding the vice president should he decide to come before Congress, and I would hope given the severity of the issues we're addressing here and attack on our capital, and attack on our very democracy, that he would be willing to come in.

5. Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson:

   Executive privilege is a very important separation of powers issue here, and I don't want to see the presidency weakened, do we want to stretch that thing out for months ? You know, going through legal process because the President will, and should, challenge those types of subpoenas.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Separation_of_Powers
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=separation of powers