check and balance: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

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    • A mechanism or arrangement by which different branches, bodies, or parties limit and supervise each other's powers to prevent the concentration or abuse of authority.

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    • The constitution establishes checks and balances to ensure no single branch dominates government power.

      The constitution establishes checks and balances to ensure no single branch dominates government power.

    • In our company, checks and balances between departments prevent mistakes and misuse of resources.

      In our company, checks and balances between departments prevent mistakes and misuse of resources.

    • We rely on checks and balances to maintain fairness in the organization’s decision-making process.

      We rely on checks and balances to maintain fairness in the organization’s decision-making process.

    • The judicial system acts as a check and balance on legislative actions to protect citizens’ rights.

      The judicial system acts as a check and balance on legislative actions to protect citizens’ rights.

  • 2.

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    • Any countervailing force or safeguard that provides oversight, restraint, or mutual regulation between individuals, institutions, or interests.

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    • Trust but verify—that’s why checks and balances are essential in teamwork to avoid errors.

      Trust but verify—that’s why checks and balances are essential in teamwork to avoid errors.

    • Our project uses a system of checks and balances so that no single person has too much control.

      Our project uses a system of checks and balances so that no single person has too much control.

    • Checks and balances between clients and contractors help maintain transparency in contracts.

      Checks and balances between clients and contractors help maintain transparency in contracts.

Examples:

  • EN: Our purpose is to serve as an extra check and balance to make sure that the system works at its most evenhanded and fair-minded.
    ES: Nuestro propósito es servir como un control extra para asegurar que el sistema trabaja de la forma más imparcial y justa.
  • EN: The power of one must check and balance the other.
    ES: El poder de uno debe hacer contrapeso al otro.
  • EN: There was no check and balance system to oversee the activities, and as such, it has rotted to the core.
    ES: No había ningún sistema de control... para supervisar las actividades... y, como tal, se ha corrompido hasta lo más profundo.
  • EN: We needed each other then to check and balance.
    ES: Entonces nos necesitabamos para separar nuestros poderes.
  • EN: The check and balance system was established so that no branch could wield absolute power over another branch.
    ES: El sistema de control y equilibrio se estableció de forma que ninguna sección ejerciera poder absoluto sobre otra sección.
  • EN: Who's a very important check and balance, you are !
    ES: ¿Quién es nuestro importante Poder Judicial? ¡Ustedes, ustedes!
  • EN: I initial it, so we have a check and balance that I physically checked it.
    ES: Pongo las iniciales y así indicamos que lo hemos visto físicamente.
  • EN: This is the check and balance principle of an emperor.
    ES: Este es el principio de control y equilibrio de un emperador.
  • EN: Cooperate with me for check and balance. That's the way to serve our country worthily.
    ES: Es lo correcto trabajar conmigo.
  • EN: Then it will be a situation of check and balance at most.
    ES: Va a ser un empate a lo sumo.
  • EN: It was you who told us that there's a need for check and balance.
    ES: Es lo que nos dijiste. ¿Controlar?
  • EN: Another check and balance.
    ES: Otro chequeo y balance.
  • EN: In New Hampshire, asking voters there to reelect the Republican senator as a check and balance.
    ES: En New Hampshire, pidiendo a los votantes que reelijan al Senador Republicano para balancear el poder.
  • EN: Oversight on law enforcement is a necessary check and balance.
    ES: La supervisión de las agencias de seguridad son un control y un equilibrio necesarios.
  • EN: Buoyed by its stupendous victory in West Bengal in the Lok Sabha polls, the BJP is preparing a blueprint, which includes putting in place a check and balance mechanism to induct TMC leaders and strengthening its grassroot level organisation, to win "at least 250 seats" in the state assembly elections.
    HI: लोकसभा चुनावों में पश्चिम बंगाल में अपनी शानदार जीत से उत्साहित, भाजपा एक खाका तैयार कर रही है, जिसमें टीएमसी नेताओं को शामिल करने और अपने जमीनी स्तर के संगठन को मजबूत करने के लिए "कम से कम 250 सीटें" जीतने का खाका तैयार कर रही है।

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