Definition of "balance of power" [balance of power]

• Distribution of power in which no single nation is able to dominate or interfere with others. (noun)

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• "AT the beginning of the summer, the naval balance of power had been this: the English had a substantial fleet in the West Indies under Admirals George Rodney and Samuel Hood and a squadron of eight ships under Admirals Marriot Arbuthnot and Thomas Graves guarding New York."
• "“Maybe the mon­sters have the balance of power now.”"
• "To that point, the reloaded Red Sox had swung the balance of power in their favor with the off-season acquisitions of starting pitcher Curt Schilling and bullpen closer Keith Foulke."