ถ่วงดุล
tùuang dun
Meanings
1NounB2
[to] counterbalance; check
to offset or restrain the power, influence, or effect of something so as to maintain balance.
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightถ่วงtùuangถ่วงtùuang1[to] weigh down2[to] slow down; hold back3[to] balance (with weight)4counterweight; ballastดุลอำนาจdun am-nâatดุลอำนาจdun am-nâatbalance of powerผู้บริหารpôo bor-rí-hăanผู้บริหารpôo bor-rí-hăan1executive; manager; administrator2the managementด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toกฎgòtกฎgòt1rule; regulation2law (scientific/natural); principleที่ชัดเจนtêe chát jaynที่ชัดเจนtêe chát jaynclear; explicit
We need to restrain the executives' power with clear rules to maintain balance.
2NounC1
checks and balances; balancing mechanism
a force or arrangement that maintains balance by preventing any part from becoming too dominant, especially in politics, economics, or systems.
Examples
รัฐสภาrát-tà-sà-paaรัฐสภาrát-tà-sà-paaparliament; national legislatureทำหน้าที่tam nâa-têeทำหน้าที่tam nâa-têe1[to] perform duties; carry out responsibilities2[to] function; serve/act asเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsกลไกgon gaiกลไกgon gai1mechanism (machine parts)2mechanism (process; way something works)3mechanism; apparatus (institutional/system)ถ่วงtùuangถ่วงtùuang1[to] weigh down2[to] slow down; hold back3[to] balance (with weight)4counterweight; ballastดุลอำนาจdun am-nâatดุลอำนาจdun am-nâatbalance of powerของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsรัฐบาลrát-tà-baanรัฐบาลrát-tà-baan1government (executive)2the government; public sector
Parliament serves as a mechanism that balances the government's power.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
คานอำนาจkaan am-nâatคานอำนาจkaan am-nâat1counterbalance of power; countervailing power; check on power2[to] counterbalance [sb]'s power; [to] act as a check
- counterbalance of power; countervailing power; check on power
- [to] counterbalance [sb]'s power; [to] act as a check
ออฟเซตóf-sétออฟเซตóf-sét1offset printing2offset (distance/amount)3offset (computing index)4carbon offset; compensatory credit5[to] offset; counterbalance (loan verb)
- offset printing
- offset (distance/amount)
- offset (computing index)
- carbon offset; compensatory credit
- [to] offset; counterbalance (loan verb)
คานkaanคานkaan1beam (structural member)2lever; balance beam3carrying pole (yoke)
- beam (structural member)
- lever; balance beam
- carrying pole (yoke)
ออฟเซ็ตóp-sétออฟเซ็ตóp-sét1offset (printing)2[to] offset; counterbalance [sth]3offset (compensation/credit)
- offset (printing)
- [to] offset; counterbalance [sth]
- offset (compensation/credit)
Word Breakdown
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ถ่วงดุลtùuang dunถ่วงดุลtùuang dun[to] counterbalance; check