contre-pouvoir

== French == === Etymology === From contre- +‎ pouvoir. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ̃.tʁə.pu.vwaʁ/ === Noun === contre-pouvoir m (plural contre-pouvoirs) counterpower (political or other kind of power capable of challenging and potentially removing the power of another) === References === “contre-pouvoir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012