balance of power

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balance of power

Distribution of power in which no single nation is able to dominate or interfere with others.

balance of power

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the distribution of power among countries so that no one nation can seriously threaten the fundamental interests of another

2. any similar distribution of power or influence

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balance of power - an equilibrium of power between nations

equilibrium - a stable situation in which forces cancel one another

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the balance of power in Europe and the rights of the people," the abbe was saying.

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let both sides join in creating not a new balance of power.

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Resolved: that the maintenance inviolate of the rights of the States, and especially the right of each State to order and control its own domestic institutions according to its own judgment exclusively, is essential to that balance of power on which the perfection and endurance of our political fabric depend, and we denounce the lawless invasion by armed force of the soil of any State or Territory, no matter under what pretext, as among the gravest of crimes.

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