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PRONUNCIATION OF QUIS CUSTODIET IPSOS CUSTODES?

quis custodiet ipsos custodes?  [kwɪs kʊsˈtəʊdɪˌɛt ˈɪpsɒs kʊsˈtəʊdiːz] play
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WHAT DOES QUIS CUSTODIET IPSOS CUSTODES? MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? is a Latin phrase traditionally attributed to the Roman poet Juvenal from his Satires, which is literally translated as "Who will guard the guards themselves?" Also sometimes rendered as "Who watches the watchmen?", the phrase has other idiomatic translations and adaptations such as "Who will watch the watch-guards?" In modern usage, it is frequently associated with the political philosophy of Plato and the problem of political corruption. The original context deals with the problem of ensuring marital fidelity. It has also been questioned whether the text of this particular passage is authentically part of Juvenal's Satires or is a later addition to the manuscript.

Definition of quis custodiet ipsos custodes? in the English dictionary

The definition of quis custodiet ipsos custodes? in the dictionary is who will guard the guards?.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH QUIS CUSTODIET IPSOS CUSTODES?


aedes
eɪˈiːdiːz
Alcides
ælˈsaɪdiːz
Andes
ˈændiːz
antipodes
ænˈtɪpəˌdiːz
Archimedes
ˌɑːkɪˈmiːdiːz
Aristides
ˌærɪˈstaɪdiːz
custodes
kʌˈstəʊdiːz
Cyclades
ˈsɪkləˌdiːz
Diomedes
ˌdaɪəˈmiːdiːz
Euripides
jʊˈrɪpɪˌdiːz
gourmandise
ˌɡʊəmənˈdiːz
Hades
ˈheɪdiːz
Hebrides
ˈhɛbrɪˌdiːz
Hesperides
hɛˈspɛrɪˌdiːz
incudes
ɪnˈkjuːdiːz
Miltiades
mɪlˈtaɪəˌdiːz
pedes
ˈpɛdiːz
Pleiades
ˈplaɪəˌdiːz
Simonides
saɪˈmɒnɪˌdiːz
Sporades
ˈspɒrəˌdiːz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE QUIS CUSTODIET IPSOS CUSTODES?

quire
Quirinal
Quirinus
Quirites
quirk
quirkily
quirkiness
quirkish
quirky
quirt
quisling
quislingism
quist
quit
quitch
quitch grass
quitclaim
quite
quite a
quite a little

WORDS THAT END LIKE QUIS CUSTODIET IPSOS CUSTODES?

how´s tricks?
quo vadis?
what´s the odds?
what´s yours?

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QUIS custodiet益普索禁军?
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Quis custodiet ipsos custodes ?
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quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
510 millions of speakers

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quis custodiet Ipsos custodes ?
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

quis custodiet ايبسوس custodes ؟
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Quis custodiet Ipsos Кустодес ?
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Quis Custodiet ipsos custodes ?
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আপনি কি আপনার গোপনীয়তা রক্ষা?
260 millions of speakers

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Quis custodiet ipsos custodes ?
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Apakah custodiet ipsos custodes?
190 millions of speakers

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quis custodiet ipsos custodes ?
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

QUIS custodietイプソスcustosの複数形?
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

quis custodiet 입 소스 custodes ?
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Apa custodiet ipsos custodes?
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

quis custodiet Ipsos Custodes ?
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

என்ன செய்வது?
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आपण सुरक्षित ठेवू शकता?
75 millions of speakers

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Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Quis custodiet custodes Ipsos ?
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Quis custodiet Ipsos kustosze ?
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Quis custodiet Ipsos Кустодес ?
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Quis custodiet Ipsos custodes ?
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

QUIS custodiet ipsos custodes ;
15 millions of speakers
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Quis custodiet ipsos custodes ?
14 millions of speakers
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Quis custodiet Ipsos custodes ?
10 millions of speakers
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Quis custodiet Ipsos custodes ?
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «QUIS CUSTODIET IPSOS CUSTODES?»

Discover the use of quis custodiet ipsos custodes? in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to quis custodiet ipsos custodes? and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Economics for an Imperfect World: Essays in Honor of Joseph ...
"Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Corporate Governance Failures in the Transition, " in Governance, Equity and Global Markets. Proceedings from the Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics in Europe, June 1999, Pierre-Alain ...
Joseph E. Stiglitz, Richard Arnott, 2003
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Managing Political Change in Singapore: The Elected Presidency
... experience has taught mankind the necessity of auxiliary precautions.2 The need to check government power - which ostensibly forms The elected president and the legal control of government: quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Thio Li-ann.
Lam Peng Er, Kevin Tan, 2013
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Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?: Inquiry Into Governance on ...
"This is the first of two reports on the governance and financial sustainability of Norfolk Island. It is an attempt to recommend real and meaningful reform for Norfolk Island.
Australia. Parliament. Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories, Ross Lightfoot, 2003
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The Reputation Society: How Online Opinions are Reshaping ...
The Power of Digital: Breaking the Cycle of Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? (“Who will guard the guards themselves?”) This issue has been the Achilles' heel of human institutions since time immemorial.
Masum, Hassan, Tovey, Mark
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A Comparative Study of Referendums: Government by the ...
... its enactment on the consent of the nation as represented by the electors' ( 1911, 19). It was by outlining this theory of the referendum that he could propose an original solution to the age-old problem of Quis custodiet ipsos custodes - ' Who ...
Mads Qvortrup, 2005
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Women, Madness, and Spiritualism: Georgina Weldon and Louisa ...
Roy Porter, Helen Nicholson, Bridget Bennett. "QUIS CUSTODIET IPSOS CUSTODES?" No. 3. HOW AN OLD WOMAN OBTAINED PASSIVE WRITING, ANIl THE OUTCOME THEREOF PRICE TWOPENCE. PUBLISHED BY J. BUENS, 15, ...
Roy Porter, Helen Nicholson, Bridget Bennett, 2003
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Parties and Parliaments in Southeast Asia: Non-Partisan ...
The intention of the designers was for this newly crafted institution to solve the ancient riddle posed two millennia ago by the Roman poet Juvenal, quis custodiet ipsos custodes or who will guard the guardians? The design Opting for  ...
Roland Rich, 2014
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Who Guards the Guardians and How: Democratic Civil-Military ...
BRUNEAU Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? JUVENAL, Satire VI. THE. spread of democracy among nations continues apace in the early part of the twenty-first century, with some two-thirds of the almost two hundred independent countries of  ...
Thomas C. Bruneau, Scott D. Tollefson, 2009
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The Darkened Room: Women, Power, and Spiritualism in Late ...
Lowe, Louisa, Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?, No. 1, 'Report of a Case Heard in Queen's Bench, November 22, 1872' (London: J. Burns, 1872/3). Lowe, Louisa, Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?, No. 2, 'Gagging in Madhouses, as Practised by  ...
Alex Owen, 2004
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The Sword and the Cross: Reflections on Command and Conscience
The ancient wisdom of political science warns us not to trust too much: Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? "Who will guard those who are themselves the guardians?" The modern political arena is not the bailiwick of moral philosophers intent upon ...
James Hugh Toner, 1992

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