A system of checks and balances exists to ensure that our government is truly democratic. 制衡制度的存在是为了确保我们的政府真正民主。
The theory is that democracy brings political checks and balances, giving more power to citizens.
We have introduced checks and balances that require independent auditing.
There were virtually no checks and balances built into the system for deciding whether a child was going into care.
School governors operated with few checks and balances.
See also: check noun (LIMIT)