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- DictionaryAl·li·ance/əˈlīəns/
noun
- 1. a union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations: "a defensive alliance between Australia and New Zealand"
a group of countries, political parties, or people who have agreed to work together because of shared interests or aims: a military alliance. NATO is sometimes called the Atlantic Alliance. C2. an agreement to work with someone else to try to achieve the same thing: The three smaller parties have forged / formed an alliance against the government.
Definitions of alliance. noun. the state of being allied or confederated. synonyms: confederation. see more. noun. a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest. “the shifting alliances within a large family” synonyms: bond. see more. noun. the act of forming an alliance or confederation. synonyms: confederation. see more. noun.
Check pronunciation: alliance. Definition of alliance noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
ALLIANCE meaning: an agreement between countries or political parties to work together to achieve something: . Learn more.
a merging of efforts or interests by persons, families, states, or organizations: an alliance between church and state. the persons or entities so allied. marriage or the relationship created by marriage between the families of the spouses.
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.
ALLIANCE meaning: 1 : a union between people, groups, countries, etc. a relationship in which people agree to work together; 2 : the state of being joined in some activity or effort the state of being allied.
