Definition
An opposing influence or force that balances or counteracts the power of something else, especially in systems of governance or social dynamics.
Etymology
From counter- + sway (meaning influence or control). Sway comes from Old Norse sveigja meaning 'to bend.' The compound emerged in political discourse around the 17th-18th centuries to describe checks and balances.
Kelly Says
Countersway is basically what the Constitution's checks and balances do—the judicial countersways the executive, the legislative countersways the judicial. Without it, one branch would just... sway... all of us!
Translations
BNবাংলা
প্রতি-প্রবাহ
pro-ti-pro-ba-ha
CACatalà
contra-desplaçament
kon-tra-des-pla-sa-men-t
CSČeština
proti-zrychlení
pro-ti-z-rych-le-ní
DADansk
mod-sway
mod-sway
DEDeutsch
Gegenbewegung
ge-gen-be-we-gung
ELΕλληνικά
αντεπίθεση
an-te-pi-the-si
ESEspañol
contra-balanceo
kon-tra-ba-lan-se-o
FISuomi
vastusliike
va-stu-s-li-ike
FRFrançais
contre-balancement
kɔ̃tʁə-ba-lɑ̃s-mɑ̃
GUGU
પ્રતિક્રિયા
pɾə-ti-kri-ya
HIहिन्दी
प्रति-विपरीत
pɾə-ti-vi-pā-ri-ta
HUMagyar
ellen-döntés
el-len-dönt-és
IDBahasa Indonesia
penentangan
pe-nen-ta-ngan
ITItaliano
controbilanciamento
kon-tro-bi-lan-sia-men-to
KKKK
қарсы әрекет
qarsy a-re-ket
KO한국어
반대 흔들림
ban-dae hwi-neul-rim
MRMR
प्रति-विपरीत
pɾə-ti-vi-pā-ri-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
menentang
men-tan-tang
MYမြန်မာ
ပြန်လည်လွှမ်း
pyan-li-lwe-h-ma
NLNederlands
tegenwicht
te-gen-wicht
NONorsk
mot-sway
mot-sway
PAPA
ਉਪਰ-ਸਰਪ੍ਰਾਈઝ
u-par-sar-prai-z
PLPolski
przeciw-zachwianie
pɾɔ-v-i-t-wiɛ-zach-wa-ni-e
PTPortuguês
contra-balanço
kon-tra-ba-lan-so
RORomână
contra-balanț
kon-tra-ba-lan-ț
RUРусский
противодействие
pro-ti-vo-de-i-st-vi-e
SVSvenska
mot-sway
mot-sway
SWKiswahili
kukinga
koo-ki-nga
TAதமிழ்
எதிர்ப்பு
e-thir-pu
TEతెలుగు
విరుద్ధ ప్రవాహం
vi-ru-ddha-pra-va-ha-m
THไทย
การต่อต้าน
gan dtor-taan
TLTL
pagsalungat
pagsa-lung-at
TRTürkçe
karşı savrulma
kar-şı sa-vur-lu-ma
UKУкраїнська
протидія
pro-ti-di-ya
URاردو
مخالفت
makha-la-fat
VITiếng Việt
phản tác động
phan tac dong
ZUZU
ukuthi kube ngaphandle
u-ku-thi ku-be ngaphan-dle