| 单词 | balance of power |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbalance of power c. A situation in which geopolitical stability is maintained through the opposition of two or more states, or blocs of states, of roughly equal power, with no state or bloc able to predominate. Usually more fully balance of power. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > [noun] > international equilibrium balance1655 1655 H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles 60 If the ballance of power be not equilibrated, very evenly poysed, that Prince who hath the oddes of inclination..will soon finde..matter of pretext..to temerate the Laws of Alliance. 1677 A. Yarranton England's Improvem. To Rdr. Great danger might ensue in breaking the Ballance of Europe. 1688 P. Pett Happy Future State of Eng. 195 We shall be forced still to look out sharp to keep the ballance of Power exact in the whole World abroad. 1701 in London Gaz. No. 3758/7 Your Glorious Design of Re-establishing a just Ballance of Power in Europe. 1761 C. Churchill Night 12 Europe's balance hangs upon his tongue. 1804 King George III in G. Rose Diaries (1860) II. 177 He..considered the Barrier Treaty as..a very effectual one..for preserving the balance of power in Europe. 1863 A. P. Stanley Lect. Jewish Church I. xi. 238 The battle of Lutzen which determined the balance of power between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism in Germany. 1915 Times 18 Aug. 7/3 The policy of the balance of power has been the dominating factor in the relationship between the nations of Europe during the last decade. 1938 Manch. Guardian 20 June 6/1 This [sc. an Eastern Block] would unite against all aggressors and attempt to maintain a balance in favour of peace in Eastern and Central Europe. 2007 Atlantic Apr. 58/1 A new global balance of power may emerge in which Russia and America are once again the world's paired superpowers. < as lemmas |
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