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interinstitutional accountability  

Definition

  • Interinstitutional accountability is a form of horizontal accountability in which the different institutions provide a check on one another's behavior. The legislature is supposed to check the actions of the executive branch of government. [Source: International Encyclopedia of Political Science; Accountability, Interinstitutional]

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