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counterweight
[ koun-ter-weyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to balance or equip with a counterweight.
counterweight
/ ˈ첹ʊԳəˌɱɪ /
noun
- a counterbalancing weight, influence, or force
Derived Forms
- ˈdzܲԳٱˌɱٱ, adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of counterweight1
Example Sentences
No Labels, the group that hosted the Maine lawmaker, presents itself as a counterweight to progressives, but a review of its finances shows that it has often backed Republicans.
Evans first took on the role in 2011’s “Captain America: The First Avenger,” anchored two more Captain America films and became the counterweight to Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man.
This allegiance would be a counterweight to whatever ideological allegiances or commitments that members of that branch of government might have.
He also became a prominent liberal counterweight to Trump, who was first elected in 2016.
Morris has proposed the establishment of a “Science Public Information Network” as a public counterweight to scientific disinformation.
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