alliance

al·li·ance  (-lns)

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 connection based on kinship, marriage, or common interest; a bond or tie: the shifting alliances within a large family.

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.

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[Middle English, from Old French aliance, from alier, to ally; see ally.]

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alliance [əˈlaɪəns]

n

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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany a taxonomic category consisting of a group of related families; subclass

[from Old French aliance, from alier to ally]

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Alliance [əˈlaɪəns]

n (in Britain)

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy)

a.  the. the Social Democratic Party and the Liberal Party acting or regarded as a political entity from 1981 to 1988

b.  (as modifier) an Alliance candidate

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Alliance a union between families, states, or parties; the persons allied; a combination of common objects; a group of natural orders of plants, e.g., glumal alliance includes grasses and other allied orders.

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An alliance is the result of formal agreements (i.e., treaties) between two or more nations for broad, long-term objectives that further the common interests of the members. See also coalition; multinational.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	alliance - the state of being allied or confederated confederation coalition, fusion - the state of being combined into one body
	2.	alliance - 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" bond connection, connexion, connectedness - a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it); "there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare" silver cord - the emotional bond between a mother and her offspring
	3.	alliance - an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty alignment, alinement, coalition 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
	4.	alliance - a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim pact, treaty, accord - a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
	5.	alliance - the act of forming an alliance or confederation confederation group action - action taken by a group of people

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alliance

noun

1. union, league, association, agreement, marriage, connection, combination, coalition, treaty, partnership, federation, pact, compact, confederation, affinity, affiliation, confederacy, concordat The two parties were still too much apart to form an alliance.
union break, division, split, breach, separation, split-up, rupture, alienation, severance, disaffection, disunity, dissociation, disunion

2. relationship, association, bond, connection, affinity, rapport, kinship an alliance between philanthropy and medicine

Quotations
"alliance: in international politics, the union of two thieves who have their hands so deeply inserted in each other's pocket that they cannot separately plunder a third" [Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary]

Translations

alliance [əˈlaɪəns] N → alianza f
to enter into an alliance with → aliarse con

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alliance [əˈlaɪəns] n → alliance f
military alliance → alliance militaire
strategic alliance → alliance stratégique
to form an alliance → conclure une alliance
an alliance with sb → une alliance avec qn

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alliance

n → Verbindung f; (of institutions also, of states) → Bündnis nt; (in historical contexts) → Allianz f; partners in an alliance → Bündnispartner pl

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alliance [əˈlaɪəns] n (Pol) → alleanza

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alliance, allied ally

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