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alliance

(/@/'l/aI//@/ns )

the state of being allied or confederated(noun.state)

Synonym:
confederation

source: wordnet30
a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest(noun.linkdef)

Example:
The shifting alliances within a large family.

Synonym:
bond

source: wordnet30
an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty(noun.group)

Synonym:
alignment, alinement, coalition
Antonym:
nonalignment, nonalinement

source: wordnet30
a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim(noun.communication)

source: wordnet30
the act of forming an alliance or confederation(noun.act)

source: wordnet30
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.(noun)

source: webster1913

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