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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As a sweeping higher education reform bill awaits the governor's signature, University of Texas interim President Jim Davis named a sole finalist for provost of the institution in a move that surprised faculty members and signals a new balance of power in university hiring.
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Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
But key questions remain unanswered—about the risk of continued fighting, about Iran’s nuclear capability and ambitions going forward, and about the shifting balance of power and rapidly changing regional order in the Middle East.
—Foreign Affairs, 26 June 2025
Nations are racing to master critical technologies that will define the global balance of power for decades.
—Markus Pflitsch, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
His reward is a rapidly modernizing military that threatens the delicate balance of power on the Korean Peninsula.
—Ivan Nechepurenko Linh Pham Cade Metz Michelle Goldberg, New York Times, 1 June 2025
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Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
But key questions remain unanswered—about the risk of continued fighting, about Iran’s nuclear capability and ambitions going forward, and about the shifting balance of power and rapidly changing regional order in the Middle East.
—Foreign Affairs, 26 June 2025
Nations are racing to master critical technologies that will define the global balance of power for decades.
—Markus Pflitsch, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
His reward is a rapidly modernizing military that threatens the delicate balance of power on the Korean Peninsula.
—Ivan Nechepurenko Linh Pham Cade Metz Michelle Goldberg, New York Times, 1 June 2025
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“Balance of power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/balance%20of%20power. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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