(idiomatic) Provide mutual oversight and limitation by independent organizations in order to prevent abuses of power.

(idiomatic) The mutual oversight provided by a system of independent organizations with control over each other.

plural of balance of trade

(economics) The balance of trade.

A device used for recreation, athletic training, circus acts, etc. consisting of a rectangular or circular board on a fulcrum on which board the user attempts to balance.

plural of balance board

(law) A legal standard, applied in many jurisdictions for deciding the outcome of civil disputes, which requires that a dispute be decided in favor of the party whose claims are more likely to be true.

(accounting) A statement of the balances of all nominal accounts in a double-entry ledger, made to test their equality. The total value of the debits should equal the total of the credits any difference indicates that an error has been made.

plural of trial balance

A device for measuring weight or force by the elasticity of a spiral spring.