Source Word
separation of powers
Noun
countable
uncountable
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.
Japanese Meaning
権力分立：国家権力を少なくとも三つの機関に分割し、特定の一部が権力の独占を防ぐことで専制政治や暴政を抑制する理論政治モデル。
Sense（1）
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.
（ plural ）
