Alinement

A`line´ment

n.

1.

Same as Alignment.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

alinement - an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty alignment, coalition, alliance combination - an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes) organization, organisation - a group of people who work together allies - an alliance of nations joining together to fight a common enemy bloc, axis - a group of countries in special alliance Allies - in World War I the alliance of Great Britain and France and Russia and all the other nations that became allied with them in opposing the Central Powers Central Powers - in World War I the alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary and other nations allied with them in opposing the Allies Allies - the alliance of nations that fought the Axis in World War II and which (with subsequent additions) signed the charter of the United Nations in 1945 Axis - in World War II the alliance of Germany and Italy in 1936 which later included Japan and other nations; "the Axis opposed the Allies in World War II" entente, entente cordiale - an informal alliance between countries popular front - a leftist coalition organized against a common opponent global organization, international organisation, international organization, world organisation, world organization - an international alliance involving many different countries ally - a friendly nation Northern Alliance, United Front - a multiethnic alliance in Afghanistan who practice a moderate form of Islam and are united in their opposition to the Taliban