The phrase "ability to push back" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing someone's capacity to resist or challenge authority, decisions, or pressures in a situation.
Example: "In negotiations, having the ability to push back can lead to better outcomes for all parties involved."
Alternatives: "capacity to resist" or "power to challenge".
I guess the Brazilians will always have this ability to push back all the possibilities".
They are a question, too, of a regime's readiness and ability to push back, to meet opponents with resistance, maneuver and firepower.
But legal experts say Mr. Trump's election might have already changed the negotiating dynamic, strengthening a city's ability to push back against other federally imposed requirements.
With China's micro-management of Mr. Obama's appearances in the country, the trip did more to showcase China's ability to push back against outside pressure than it did to advance the main issues on Mr. Obama's agenda, analysts said.
Critics worry that his eagerness to show public loyalty to Trump on issues such as border security and Syria might limit his ability to push back against his boss in private, when it counts.
Few Saudi royals have the ability to push back against Mohammed bin Salman, and he appears to still have considerable support from his father and from the Saudi public.
"We have a responsibility to protect people's freedom, their religious rights, their integrity, their ability to express themselves, to push back against violence and hate crimes that occur in our country," Sessions said, later adding, "We have and will continue to enforce hate crime laws aggressively and appropriately where transgender individuals are victims".
Obviously, backwards or forwards can mean different things during different activities, but it's basically the ability to push the back button or the forward button in your browser, or quickly scroll through PowerPoint presentations.
