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Noun: Montesquieu
  1. French political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers (1689-1755)
    - Baron de la Brede et de Montesquieu, Charles Louis de Secondat

Type of: philosopher

Encyclopedia: Montesquieu, Tarn-et-Garonne