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Alliance

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Noun

1. alliance, confederation

the state of being allied or confederated

2. alliance, bond

a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest

Example Sentences:
'the shifting alliances within a large family'
'their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them'

3. alignment, alinement, alliance, coalition

an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty

4. alliance

a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim

5. alliance, confederation

the act of forming an alliance or confederation

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Alliance

see synonyms of alliance
noun
1. 
the act of allying or state of being allied; union; confederation
2. 
a formal agreement or pact, esp a military one, between two or more countries to achieve a particular aim
3. 
the countries involved in such an agreement
4. 
a union between families through marriage
5. 
affinity or correspondence in qualities or characteristics
6. botany
a taxonomic category consisting of a group of related families; subclass
noun (in Britain)
the Alliance

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Alliance

see synonyms of alliance
noun
1. 
an allying or being allied; specif., a union or joining, as of families by marriage
2. 
a close association for a common objective, as of nations, political parties, etc.
3. 
the agreement made for such an association
4. 
the countries, groups, etc. forming such a connection
5. 
similarity or relationship in characteristics, structure, etc.; affinity

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Alliance

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n.
1.
a. A close association of nations or other groups, formed to advance common interests or causes: an alliance of labor unions opposing the bill.
b. A formal agreement establishing such an association, especially an international treaty of friendship.
2.
a. A connection based on kinship, marriage, or common interest; a bond or tie: the shifting alliances within a large family.
b. A long-term association of two or more animals of the same species, in which members cooperate for a purpose such as gaining access to mates or defending territory.
3. Close similarity in nature or type; affinity: the ancient alliance between mathematics and music.
4. The act of becoming allied or the condition of being allied: the church, acting in alliance with community groups.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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