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Definition of Counterposing
1. counterpose [v] - See also: counterpose
Lexicographical Neighbors of Counterposing
Literary usage of Counterposing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States, Being by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay, Henry Cabot Lodge (1888)
"... a proportion as two thirds of both branches of the legislature at the same
time ; and this, too, in spite of the counterposing weight of the Executive. ..."
2. The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States, Being by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay, Henry Cabot Lodge (1888)
"... a proportion as two thirds of both branches of the legislature at the same
time; and this, too, in spite of the counterposing weight of the Executive. ..."
3. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society by Royal Astronomical Society (1890)
"... so that the polar axis is near the plane mirror, counterposing, if necessary,
the amount of movement of the eye-end may be made ..."
4. The Works of Alexander Hamilton by Alexander Hamilton (1886)
"... a proportion as two thirds of both branches of the legislature at the same
time ; and this, too, in spite of the counterposing weight of the Executive. ..."
5. The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States, Being by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison (1888)
"... a proportion as two thirds of both branches of the legislature at the same
time; and this, too, in spite of the counterposing weight of the Executive. ..."
6. The Metropolitan (1844)
"... almost equally powerful in their operation on the mind, counterposing each
other—the two strong men were firmly writhing for life—it was an interval of ..."
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