organ of state

English

Noun

organ of state (plural organs of state)

1. Any of the three primary divisions of a state’s sovereignty (namely, the executive, the legislature, or the judiciary); the powers of each having been divided and balanced in accordance with the political principle of the separation of powers.

Translations

primary division of state's sovereignty

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 國家機關／国家机关 (zh) (guójiā jīguān)

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: valtiomahti
• German: Staatsgewalt (de) f
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can

See also

• branch of government