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bloc  (blk)
n.
1. A group of nations, parties, or persons united for common action: the Communist bloc.
2. An often bipartisan coalition of legislators acting together for a common purpose or interest: the farm bloc in the U.S. Senate.

[French, from Old French, block; see block.]

bloc [blɒk]
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a group of people or countries combined by a common interest or aim the Soviet bloc
[from French: block]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bloc - a group of countries in special alliance
alignment, alinement, coalition, alliance - an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
scheduled territories, sterling area, sterling bloc - the group of countries whose currencies are tied to the British pound sterling

bloc
noun group, union, league, ring, alliance, coalition, axis, combine the former Soviet bloc
Translations
bloc [blɒk] N
1. (Pol) → bloque m
2. en blocen bloque

bloc [ˈblɒk] nbloc m
the Eastern bloc → le bloc de l'Est

bloc
n (Pol) → Block m

bloc [blɒk] n (Pol) → blocco
bloc [blɒk] n (Pol) → blocco

bloc
n bloc [blok]
a group of nations etc who have an interest or purpose in common the European trade bloc. Blok كُتْلَةٌ (سياسِيَّةٌ) блок blok blok der (politische) Block συνασπισμός χωρών κτλ. με κοινά συμφέροντα bloque blokk اتحادیه؛ بلوک ryhmittymä bloc גוּש מדִינוֹת समूहों या राष्ट्रों का गुट politički blok tömb blok blokk, samtök blocco (특정 목적을 가지고 결성되는) 연합, 블록, 권(圈) blokas bloks; apvienība blok blok blokk blok bloco bloc блок blok blok blok block, sammanslutning กลุ่มประเทศ blok 集團,陣營 блок, об'єднання ہم خیال گروہ khối (chính trị)


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All of these supranational trading blocs are steppingstones to global governance by unelected elites.
If the settlement blocs that have been created are annexed to Israel, the Palestinian territory will be sliced up into a number of enclaves--perhaps four, perhaps six.
dominated NAFTA is likely to be only one, coexisting and competing with the European Union (EU), MERCOSUR in Latin America, ASEAN in the Far East, and nation-states that are blocs by themselves, China and India.
 
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