the balance of power

the situation where the power held by one governing body or adversary is balanced by the power of another. The balance of power was threatened when China captured our airplane.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ngaio	-	Maori
Lilija	-	Lithuanian, Latvian
RoldÁN	-	Spanish
Cleopatra	klee-ə-PAT-rə (English)	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Wren	REN	English (Rare)
Rashaun	rə-SHAWN, ray-SHAWN	African American (Rare)