check and balance

/CH EH1 K AH0 N D B AE0 L AH0 N S/

verb

1
(idiomatic) Provide mutual oversight and limitation by independent organizations in order to prevent abuses of power.

noun

1
(idiomatic) The mutual oversight provided by a system of independent organizations with control over each other.

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