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"separation of powers" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It refers to the division of government powers between different branches or entities, in order to prevent the concentration of power in one single entity. Example: The concept of separation of powers is a fundamental principle of the United States government, with the executive, legislative, and judicial branches each having distinct and independent responsibilities.
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separation of powers
noun
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.
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The separation of powers works.
His subject was the separation of powers.
So much for the separation of powers.
"It follows from the separation of powers.
It mocks the separation of powers.
Kenneth Starr made a mockery of the separation of powers.
"Judges cannot claim a separation of powers issue here.
"It is a violation of the separation of powers.
"That's why there's a separation of powers," David Wright said.
Why do we have a separation of powers?
The issue is one of separation of powers.
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