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balance of power

balance of power (balans of pawer)

Idiom International

Signification

the distribution of power between nations to prevent any one nation from becoming too powerful

la répartition du pouvoir entre les nations pour empêcher qu'une nation ne devienne trop puissante (la repartision du pouvoir entre les nations pour empecher qu'une nation ne devienne trop puissante)

Phrases d'exemple

"The United Nations aims to maintain the balance of power among its member states."

"Les Nations Unies visent à maintenir l'équilibre des pouvoirs parmi ses États membres." (les nations unies visent a maintenir l'equilibre des pouvoirs parmi ses etats membres)

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