Category: GovernancePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate

maktdelning

/maktdelning/Roman

English meaning: Separation of Powers

Definition

Separation of Powers: a key concept in governance, law, and public administration.

Usage — When, Where & How

Formal constitutional term for the separation of powers between legislature, executive and judiciary. Used in law, civics and political theory.

Common Collocations

  • principen om maktdelning
  • maktdelning mellan statsmakterna
  • maktdelning och kontroll
  • grundlagens maktdelning
  • tydlig maktdelning

Word Forms

en maktdelning, maktdelningen (uncountable)

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Literary Heritage

“Att tjäna är att leva.”

“To serve is to live.”

Dag Hammarskjöld · Statesman / UN Secretary-General · 20th century

Vägmärken

Vägmärken (Markings), 1958 entry, published posthumously 1963

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