alliance

n. pact, treaty; connection, relationship

An alliance is an agreement between two or more parties, made in order to advance common goals and to secure common interests. It may refer to:PoliticsAlberta Alliance Party, right wing political party in Alberta, CanadaAlliance, the former name of the Barisan Nasional in MalaysiaAlliance (Iceland), political party in IcelandAlliance (New Zealand political party), left-wing political party in New Zealand politicsAlliance 90, an alliance of 3 opposition groups in East GermanyAlliance for Chile, a political coalition that includes Chiles two rightwing parties RN and UDIAlliance for Sweden, an electoral and governing (since September 2006) political coalition between the Moderate Party, Centre Party, Liberal People's Party and Christian DemocratsAlliance for the planet (L’Alliance pour la planète)Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, political party operating in Northern IrelandCanadian Alliance, Canadian right-of-centre conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003Fijian Alliance, a former political party in FijiMelanesian Alliance Party, a political party in Papua New GuineaPeople's Alliance Party, a political party in the Solomon IslandsProLife Alliance, a political party in the United KingdomSDP-Liberal Alliance, electoral alliance of the Social Democratic Party and the Liberal Party in the United Kingdom that operated from 1981 to 1988The Alliance, the predecessor of the Barisan Nasional political coalition in Malaysia.The Alliance (Hong Kong), political group in Hong KongTongmenghui (or "Revolutionary Alliance"), a Chinese underground resistance movement which operated in Japan from 1905 to 1912United Iraqi Alliance, a political coalition in IraqUnited People Alliance, electoral and political coalition between the Portuguese Communist Party or PCP and the Portuguese Democratic Movement or MDPNational Alliance (disambiguation), several political partiesNational Democratic Alliance, several political partiesNew Alliance Party (disambiguation), several political parties
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Noun
1. the state of being allied or confederated
(synonym) confederation
(hypernym) coalition, fusion
2. 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"
(synonym) bond
(hypernym) connection, connexion, connectedness
(hyponym) silver cord
3. an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
(synonym) coalition, alignment, alinement
(hypernym) organization, organisation
(hyponym) combination
(member-meronym) ally
4. a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim
(hypernym) treaty, pact, accord
5. the act of forming an alliance or confederation
(synonym) confederation
(hypernym) group action
(derivation) ally

n. alliance, ally, league; marriage; wedding ring, ring that is given during a marriage ceremony as a symbol of covenant and commitment; blend

(v. t.)
To connect by alliance; to ally.
  

(n.)
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.
  

(n.)
The persons or parties allied.
  

(n.)
Any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity.