debar; deny; prevent; fend(Aly19); shut out; stave off(Blazers stave off elimination with 99-92 win over Memphis. VLZ_58); thwart(Nicolás Maduro claimed his troops have thwarted a botched attempt to topple him.); head off(MichaelBurov); obviate; stop from going ahead(чего-л. • When crude oil finally started flowing through the much delayed and wildly overbudget Trans Mountain pipeline expansion this week, it confirmed a final defeat for the B.C. New Democrats.
They campaigned against it in 2017, vowing to “use every tool in the tool box to stop the project from going ahead.” The promise was reinforced in the power-sharing agreement with the Green party that brought them into office: “Immediately employ every tool available to the new government to stop the expansion of the pipeline.” (vancouversun.com)ART Vancouver)
keep at bay(к власти, например • Latvia's ruling coalition keeps Russia-leaning party at bay in election: Harmony party, backed mainly by ethnic Russians, wins largest number of votes, but is unlikely to secure a role in government. (The Guardian) – Правящая коалиция в Латвии сохранила власть, прорусское "Согласие" отправили в оппозицию. (Каспаров) 4uzhoj)
