countervailing

adj

1. (formal)Compensating 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.”

   “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.”

   “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”.”

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of countervail