checks and balances; mutual restraint
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to check and balance; to restrain each other to maintain equilibrium
formalCommonly used in political science, legal studies, and organizational management to describe systems where different branches or departments oversee one another to prevent abuse of power.
Xiàn现
dài代
mín民
zhǔ主
guó国
jiā家
pǔ普
biàn遍
shí实
xíng行
quán权
lì力
zhì制
héng衡
zhì制
dù度
。
Modern democratic countries generally implement systems of checks and balances.
Zhè这
liǎng两
gè个
bù部
mén门
zhī之
jiān间
xiāng相
hù互
zhì制
héng衡
，
fáng防
zhǐ止
quán权
lì力
làn滥
yòng用
。
These two departments check and balance each other to prevent the abuse of power.
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Gōng公
sī司
jiàn建
lì立
le了
wán完
shàn善
de的
zhì制
héng衡
jī机
zhì制
，
què确
bǎo保
jué决
cè策
de的
kē科
xué学
xìng性
。
The company has established a sound check-and-balance mechanism to ensure the scientific nature of decision-making.