balance of power
noun phrase
: an equilibrium of power sufficient to discourage or prevent one nation or party from imposing its will on or interfering with the interests of another
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But this column is about the transnational implications of possible internal chaos in Türkiye - amid a very complicated balance of power in the region.
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Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
That's a near-impossible feat with the current balance of power in the Senate.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
The cult of soft skills also compensates for the shifting global balance of power: one 2024 study shows that China and Russia have far fewer research publications on soft skills than the United States and countries in Europe.
—Lily Scherlis, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
And Greene, who was once Johnson’s biggest GOP critic, also notably changed her tune given the changing balance of power in Washington.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025
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Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
That's a near-impossible feat with the current balance of power in the Senate.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
The cult of soft skills also compensates for the shifting global balance of power: one 2024 study shows that China and Russia have far fewer research publications on soft skills than the United States and countries in Europe.
—Lily Scherlis, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
And Greene, who was once Johnson’s biggest GOP critic, also notably changed her tune given the changing balance of power in Washington.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Balance of power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/balance%20of%20power. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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