Countervailing Meaning

/ˌkaʊntəˈveɪlɪŋ/
C1

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adjCompensating with equal force.

"countervailing duty"
"For every attribute that encourages diversity and decentralization on the Web, there is a countervailing push toward homogeneity and concentration."— 2014, Astra Taylor, chapter 4, in The People's Platform: Taking Back Power and Culture in the Digital Age, Henry Holt and Company, →ISBN:

verbpresent participle and gerund of countervail

Countervailing opinions have sadly prevented me from instituting martial law.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The government imposed a ____ tariff to offset the other nation's trade barrier.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
____ opinions have sadly prevented me from instituting martial law.

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CEFR Practice Quiz
The government imposed a ____ tariff to offset the other nation's trade barrier.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
____ opinions have sadly prevented me from instituting martial law.

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