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    alliance
    /əˈlʌɪəns/

    noun

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  2. a group of countries, political parties, or people who work together because of shared interests or aims, or the act of forming such a group: [ C ] Switzerland does not belong to any military alliance. [ U ] Alliance against our common enemy is our only hope for survival.

  3. a formal agreement or treaty between two or more nations to cooperate for specific purposes. Synonyms: compact, pact. a merging of efforts or interests by persons, families, states, or organizations: an alliance between church and state. the persons or entities so allied.

  4. a group of countries, political parties, or people who work together because of shared interests or aims, or the act of forming such a group: [ C ] Switzerland does not belong to any military alliance. [ U ] Alliance against our common enemy is our only hope for survival.

  5. The meaning of ALLIANCE is the state of being allied : the action of allying. How to use alliance in a sentence.

  6. Countries that have an alliance, or agreement, help each other out when in need. That means during times of war, for example, if two countries have an alliance, one will help the other by providing weapons and supplies.

  7. an agreement between countries, political parties, etc. to work together in order to achieve something that they all want. to form/make an alliance. alliance with somebody/something The Social Democrats are now in alliance with the Greens.

  8. An alliance is a group of countries or political parties that are formally united and working together because they have similar aims.