shift/tip/tilt the balance of power

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: to cause a state or situation in which one country or group (such as a political party) has more power than a competing one

Their party's loss of two members shifted/tipped the balance of power in the legislature.

The law tilts the balance of power towards corporations.

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Politics The Latino vote in California could tip the balance of power. —

Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024 This gradual decay of fragility is consistent with the shift from a middlegame to endgame, where small inaccuracies can dramatically shift the balance of power. —

The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024 From time to time, the losers in this struggle launch attacks to shift the balance of power. —

Frederic Wehrey, Foreign Affairs, 30 Nov. 2018 Meanwhile, California’s Portuguese community may tip the balance of power in Congress. —

Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for shift/tip/tilt the balance of power

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