"countervailing" meaning in English

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          "text": "countervailing duty",
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          "ref": "2014, Astra Taylor, chapter 4, in The People's Platform: Taking Back Power and Culture in the Digital Age, Henry Holt and Company",
          "text": "For every attribute that encourages diversity and decentralization on the Web, there is a countervailing push toward homogeneity and concentration.",
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          "ref": "2017 July 16, William Keegan, “Election euphoria won’t last if Labour doesn’t foil Brexit folly”, in The Guardian",
          "text": "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.",
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          "ref": "2020 June 19, Martin Pengelly, quoting Kayleigh McEnany, “White House defends Bolton hiring as Trump administration tries to block book”, in The Guardian",
          "text": "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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        "Compensating with equal force."
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        "(formal) Compensating with equal force."
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          "word": "counterbalancing"
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