idiom
balance of power
BAL-ens ov POW-er
ˈbæləns əv ˈpaʊərListen
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Syllable breakdown
balanceofpower
Dictionary meaning
A distribution of power among states such that no single state dominates the others.
Examples
- The 19th-century Concert of Europe was designed to maintain the balance of power after Napoleon.
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