balance of power
- a distribution and opposition of forces among nations such that no single nation is strong enough to assert its will or dominate all the others.
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Origin of balance of power
First recorded in 1570–80
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This class, according to Gov. Ford, "made a kind of balance-of-power party."
The Life Of Abraham LincolnWard H. Lamon
balance of power
- the distribution of power among countries so that no one nation can seriously threaten the fundamental interests of another
- any similar distribution of power or influence
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balance of power
A state of peace that results when rival nations are equally powerful and therefore have no good reason to wage war.
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