ALL meanings of balance of power
bal·an·cé of pow·er
B b - singular noun balance of power The balance of power is the way in which power is distributed between rival groups or countries. 3
- singular noun balance of power If a small political party holds the balance of power in a government, it is able to give a larger party a majority by supporting this larger party. 3
- noun balance of power the distribution of power among countries so that no one nation can seriously threaten the fundamental interests of another 3
- noun balance of power any similar distribution of power or influence 3
- noun balance of power a distribution of military and economic power among nations that is sufficiently even to keep any one of them from being too strong or dangerous 3
- noun balance of power the power of a minority to give control to a larger group by allying with it 3
- noun balance of power equilibrium of power between nations 1
- noun balance of power 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. 1
- noun balance of power (politics, government) A situation of equilibrium in which no country is powerful enough to control, or threaten the interests of, the others. 0