權 quán

power, right, authority

DEFINITIONS

權 quán
  • surname Quan
  • authority
  • power
  • right
  • (literary) to weigh
  • expedient
  • temporary

WORDS

三權分立 sān quán fēn lì separation of powers
三權鼎立 sān quán dǐng lì separation of powers
不可侵犯權 bù kě qīn fàn quán inviolability
不畏強權 bù wèi qiáng quán not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence
不逮捕特權 bù dài bǔ tè quán the right of immunity from arrest afforded by the Taiwan ROC Constitution, for the duration of meetings, unless caught actually committing a crime, to members of the National Assembly, the Legislative Yuan, or a supervisory committee
世界人權宣言 shì jiè rén quán xuān yán Universal Declaration of Human Rights
世界知識產權組織 shì jiè zhī shí chǎn quán zǔ zhī World Intellectual Property Organization
中國人權民運信息中心 zhōng guó rén quán mín yùn xìn xī zhōng xīn Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy, Hong Kong
中國人權組織 zhōng guó rén quán zǔ zhī Human Rights in China (New York-based expatriate PRC organization)
中央專制集權 zhōng yāng zhuān zhì jí quán centralized autocratic rule
中央集權 zhōng yāng jí quán centralized state power
主動權 zhǔ dòng quán initiative (as in "seize the initiative"); advantageous position that allows one to call the shots
主導權 zhǔ dǎo quán leadership (role)
主權 zhǔ quán sovereignty
主權國家 zhǔ quán guó jiā sovereign country
主辦權 zhǔ bàn quán the right to host (an international meeting)
事權 shì quán position; authority; responsibility
五權憲法 wǔ quán xiàn fǎ Sun Yat-sen's Five-power constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan; The five courts or 院[yuan4] are 行政院[xing2 zheng4 yuan4] Executive yuan, 立法院[li4 fa3 yuan4] Legislative yuan, 司法院[si1 fa3 yuan4] Judicial yuan, 考試院|考试院[kao3 shi4 yuan4] Examination yuan, 監察院|监察院[jian1 cha2 yuan4] Control yuan
人權 rén quán human rights
人權法 rén quán fǎ Human Rights law (Hong Kong)
人權觀察 rén quán guān chá Human Rights Watch (HRW), New York-based non-governmental organization
人權鬥士 rén quán dòu shì a human rights activist; a fighter for human rights
人民基本權利 rén mín jī běn quán lì fundamental civil rights
人身權 rén shēn quán one's personal rights
以權壓法 yǐ quán yā fǎ to abuse power to crush the law
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