countervailing
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkaʊntəˈveɪlɪŋ/
Adjective
countervailing (comparative more countervailing, superlative most countervailing)
- (formal) Compensating with equal force.
- Synonyms: counteracting, counterbalancing
- 2014, Astra Taylor, chapter 4, in The People's Platform: Taking Back Power and Culture in the Digital Age, Henry Holt and Company, →ISBN:
- For every attribute that encourages diversity and decentralization on the Web, there is a countervailing push toward homogeneity and concentration.
- 2017 July 16, William Keegan, “Election euphoria won’t last if Labour doesn’t foil Brexit folly”, in The Guardian:
- We need countervailing action soon. Every day brings evidence that the mere prospect of Brexit is damaging a British economy that is in enough trouble already.
- 2020 June 19, Martin Pengelly, quoting Kayleigh McEnany, “White House defends Bolton hiring as Trump administration tries to block book”, in The Guardian:
- Trump, Kayleigh McEnany said, “makes hiring decisions based on the fact that he likes to have countervailing viewpoints … he likes the model of having a ‘team of rivals’ like what we saw in President Lincoln’s administration”.
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