branch of government

English

Noun

branch of government (plural branches of government)

1. A part of a whole governing body which is assigned specific powers; examples include the legislature, the judiciary, the executive, the military, and, in non-secular states, the church.

Translations

part of a governing body

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 政府部門 / 政府部门 (zhèngfǔ bùmén)

• Finnish: vallan haara
• Georgian: ხელისუფლების შტო (xelisuplebis šṭo)
• Kazakh: билік тармағы (bilık tarmağy)
• Portuguese: ramo do governo m

See also

• organ of state