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balance of power

–noun
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.

Origin:
1570–80
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balance of power  
n.  Distribution of power in which no single nation is able to dominate or interfere with others.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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