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The concept of the separation of powers is said to have originated from the ideology of French philosopher Baron de Montesquieu. The reasoning behind the concept was said to be a safeguard for a democratic society where any one arm of government would only hold a limited amount of power. This is usually achieved through a tripartite system; consisting of the judiciary (courts and the like), legislature (parliament), and the executive (consisting of ministers or executive agencies - commonwealth countries also include the Queen and Governor General).

The separation of powers, hence, creates separate arms of government where checks and balances are created for an effective and open system of governance.

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