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Alliance

Alliance Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Alliance? [n] the act of forming an alliance or confederation [n] a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim [n] an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty [n] a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest; "the shifting alliances within a large family"; "their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them" [n] the state of being allied or confederated Synonyms \| Synonyms for Alliance: alignment \| alinement \| bond \| coalition \| confederation \| confederation Related Terms \| Find terms related to Alliance: a world-without-end bargain \| accompaniment \| accord \| accordance \| addition \| adjunct \| affairs \| affiliation \| affinity \| agglomeration \| aggregation \| agnation \| agreement \| alignment \| alikeness \| amalgamation \| analogy \| ancestry \| Anschluss \| aping \| approach \| approximation \| assemblage \| assimilation \| association \| axis \| band \| bed \| blend \| blending \| bloc \| blood \| blood relationship \| body \| bond \| bond of matrimony \| bridebed \| brotherhood \| brothership \| Bund \| cabal \| cahoots \| capitulation \| cartel \| centralization \| closeness \| club \| coaction \| coadunation \| coalescence \| coalition \| cognation \| cohabitation \| coincidence \| collaboration \| colleagueship \| collectivity \| college \| collegialism \| collegiality \| collusion \| combination \| combine \| combined effort \| combo \| common ancestry \| common descent \| common market \| community \| comparability \| comparison \| composition \| comradeship \| concert \| concerted action \| concomitance \| concord \| concordance \| concordat \| concourse \| concurrence \| confederacy \| confederation \| confluence \| conformity \| confraternity \| congeries \| conglomeration \| conjugal bond \| conjugal knot \| conjugation \| conjunction \| connectedness \| connection \| consanguinity \| consilience \| consolidation \| conspiracy \| consumer cooperative \| contiguity \| contrariety \| convention \| cooperation \| cooperative \| cooperative society \| copartnership \| copartnery \| copying \| corps \| correspondence \| council \| cousinhood \| cousinship \| coverture \| co-working \| credit union \| customs union \| dealings \| deduction \| disjunction \| economic community \| ecumenism \| embodiment \| enation \| encompassment \| enosis \| entente \| entente cordiale \| fatherhood \| federalization \| federation \| fellowship \| filiation \| fraternalism \| fraternity \| fraternization \| free trade area \| freemasonry \| fusion \| gang \| group \| grouping \| holy matrimony \| holy wedlock \| homology \| hookup \| husbandhood \| identity \| ill-assorted marriage \| imitation \| inclusion \| incorporation \| integration \| intercourse \| intermarriage \| international agreement \| interracial marriage \| intimacy \| junction \| junta \| kindred \| kinship \| league \| liaison \| likeness \| likening \| link \| linkage \| linking \| machine \| marriage \| marriage bed \| marriage sacrament \| match \| maternity \| matrilineage \| matriliny \| matrimonial union \| matrimony \| matrisib \| matrocliny \| meld \| melding \| merger \| mesalliance \| metaphor \| mimicking \| misalliance \| miscegenation \| mixed marriage \| mob \| motherhood \| mutual attraction \| mutual-defense treaty \| NATO \| nearness \| nonaggression pact \| nuptial bond \| order \| package \| package deal \| pact \| paction \| parallelism \| parasitism \| parity \| partnership \| paternity \| patrilineage \| patriliny \| patrisib \| patrocliny \| political machine \| propinquity \| proximity \| rapport \| relatedness \| relation \| relations \| relationship \| resemblance \| ring \| Rochdale cooperative \| sacrament of matrimony \| sameness \| saprophytism \| SEATO \| semblance \| sibship \| similarity \| simile \| similitude \| simulation \| simultaneity \| sisterhood \| sistership \| society \| sodality \| solidification \| sorority \| spousehood \| symbiosis \| sympathy \| synchronism \| syncretism \| syndication \| syneresis \| synergy \| synthesis \| tie \| tie-in \| ties of blood \| tie-up \| treaty \| unification \| union \| united action \| unity \| wedded bliss \| wedded state \| weddedness \| wedding \| wedding knot \| wedlock \| wifehood See Also \| accord \| allies \| ally \| axis \| bloc \| coalition \| combination \| connectedness \| connection \| connexion \| entente \| entente cordiale \| fusion \| group action \| international organisation \| international organization \| organisation \| organization \| pact \| popular front \| treaty \| world organisation \| world organization Alliance In Webster's Dictionary \Alli"ance\, n. [OE. aliaunce, OF. aliance, F. alliance, fr. OF. alier, F. allier. See {Ally}, and cf. LL. alligantia.] 1. The state of being allied; the act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league; as, matrimonial alliances; an alliance between church and state; an alliance between France and England. 2. Any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity. The alliance of the principles of the world with those of the gospel. --C. J. Smith. The alliance . . . between logic and metaphysics. --Mansel. 3. The persons or parties allied. --Udall. Syn: Connection; affinity; union; confederacy; confederation; league; coalition. \Alli"ance\, v. t. To connect by alliance; to ally. [Obs.]

Alliance Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Alliance?

[n] the act of forming an alliance or confederation
[n] a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim
[n] an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
[n] a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest; "the shifting alliances within a large family"; "their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them"
[n] the state of being allied or confederated

Alliance In Webster's Dictionary

\Al*li"ance\, n. [OE. aliaunce, OF. aliance, F.
alliance, fr. OF. alier, F. allier. See {Ally}, and cf. LL.
alligantia.]
1. The state of being allied; the act of allying or uniting;
   a union or connection of interests between families,
   states, parties, etc., especially between families by
   marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league; as,
   matrimonial alliances; an alliance between church and
   state; an alliance between France and England.

2. Any union resembling that of families or states; union by
   relationship in qualities; affinity.

         The alliance of the principles of the world with
         those of the gospel.                  --C. J. Smith.

         The alliance . . . between logic and metaphysics.
                                               --Mansel.

3. The persons or parties allied. --Udall.

Syn: Connection; affinity; union; confederacy; confederation;
     league; coalition.


\Al*li"ance\, v. t.
To connect by alliance; to ally. [Obs.]

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