diffusion of power
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdiffusionandpower
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diffusion
noun[U]
uk/dɪˈfjuː.ʒən/us/dɪˈfjuː.ʒən/
the action of spreading in ...
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power
noun
uk/paʊər/us/ˈpaʊ.ɚ/
ability to control people ...
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(Definition ofdiffusionandpowerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Diffusionofpoweror the existence of plural constituencies is also critical to the proper functioning of democracy.
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The diffusion of property ownership is adiffusionofpower.
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Thediffusionofpowerno longer works properly.
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Where there was adiffusionofpower, they managed to meet the strains and stresses just because there was adiffusionofpower.
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Thediffusionofpowercreates competing sources of information and, arguably, better information, since at least one of these sources usually has an incentive to 'go public'.
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It should lead to adiffusionofpowerand not a confusion of power.
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It is thisdiffusionofpowerwhich is both a value and a safeguard.
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I suggest that they do contribute to thediffusionofpower.
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These vitiate thediffusionofpowerwhich many of us genuinely seek.
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By that criterion of thediffusionofpower, how far is this a free society?
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I want now to turn to a consideration of liberty as adiffusionofpower.
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That is encouraging centralisation rather than the decentralisation anddiffusionofpower.
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First, we must achieve morediffusionofpowerfrom the centre.
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We say that the principle of thediffusionofpoweris not an absolute.
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In federal countries and in unitary states with a written constitution, thatdiffusionofpoweris protected.
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One may or may not calldiffusionofpower"democracy", but, in my judgment, that is just what it is.
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One of the striking facts is that those who survived were those where there was adiffusionofpower.
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I also believe that in an increasingly complex society we must address ourselves to a much greaterdiffusionofpower.
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It is important that there is a tripartite system that enables there to be a balance anddiffusionofpower.
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With thisdiffusionofpower, the city allocated labor resources not to large-scale public monuments celebrating individuals, but to substantial housing projects meant to shelter much of the population.
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What we are seeking is thediffusionofpower—that the responsible decisions should be made in as many centres as possible.
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He noted increases in citizen involvement in decision processes and the broaddiffusionofpower.
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All who cherish the diversity anddiffusionofpowerwhich local government represents must applaud that restoration because without local accountability how can real local government survive?
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We have learnt in this country that totalitarianism is the concentration of power in the hands of a few and that democracy is thediffusionofpower.
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Only one course is open to those who sincerely believe in thediffusionofpower, and in the need for checks and balances in the constitution.
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