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alliance Definition

al·li·ance (ə lī′əns)

noun

  1. an allying or being allied; specif., a union or joining, as of families by marriage
  2. a close association for a common objective, as of nations, political parties, etc.
  3. the agreement made for such an association
  4. the countries, groups, etc. forming such a connection
  5. similarity or relationship in characteristics, structure, etc.; affinity

Etymology: ME aliaunce < OFr aleiance < alier: see ally

alliance Synonyms

alliance

n.

  1. The state of being allied

    connection, adherence, membership, affinity, concurrence, participation, cooperation, support, collusion, union, interrelation, concord, agreement, common understanding, marriage, matrimony, betrothal, kinship, relation, collaboration, fraternization, consanguinity, federation, communion, entente, engagement, friendship, partnership, coalition, association, affiliation, alignment, confederation, implication, bond, accord, congruity, mutuality, tie.

    Antonyms separation*, rupture*, repudiation. *

  2. The act of joining

    fusion, combination, coupling; see union 1.

  3. A union

    league, union, federation, coalition, confederacy, confederation, bloc, bund, association, partnership, community, pact, treaty, entente, compact, cooperative, co-op, consortium, syndicate, corporation, company, combination, merger, conglomerate, cartel, trust, combine, conspiracy, network, ring, party, band, group, consociation; see also organization 3.

alliance refers to any association entered into for mutual benefit; league, often interchangeable with alliance, stresses formality of organization and definiteness of purpose; coalition implies a temporary alliance of opposing parties, factions, etc., as in times of emergency; confederacy and confederation in political usage refer to a combination of independent states for the joint exercise of certain governmental functions, as defense or customs; union implies a close, permanent alliance and suggests complete unity of purpose and interest

alliance Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • forge: In Glencoe, Clan Henderson forged a close alliance with the powerful Clan Donald.
  • entangle: It contracts no entangling alliances with any sect of theorists, dreamers or philosophers.
  • announce: Variety will issue press releases and photographs announcing the alliance between the charity and your organization to relevant trade and consumer publications.
  • conclude: By the spring of 1912 Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro and Serbia had concluded an alliance.
  • cement: As to the left SRs, they did cement an uneasy alliance with the Bolsheviks.
  • build: The important issue in the months ahead is to build broad alliances around core Labor principles.

Preposition: between

proletariat: Lenin branded the alliance between the proletariat and the national bourgeoisie as a betrayal.

Adjective modifier

  • unholy: Together they search for a missing vicar - uncovering an unholy alliance.
  • strategic: To cut ourselves off from the major strategic alliance on our doorstep would be an act of supreme folly.
  • uneasy: Portland's ministry was an uneasy alliance, disliked by George III.
  • transatlantic: NATO and the transatlantic alliance must remain the bedrock of Europe's defense.
  • therapeutic: Any therapeutic alliance must sit upon an open plain a freedom that always risks the possibility of rejection.
  • defensive: The new NATO For the Central Europeans, the new NATO is far more than a defensive alliance.

Modifies a noun

illinois: Worse time there alliance health illinois insurance are hundreds management systems services.

Noun used with modifier

  • oneworld: JB Sales Taskforce Manager oneworld alliance Everyone remarked on how well the low-key approach worked.
  • airline: It is the first time a major global airline alliance has operated such a scheme in these markets.

Preposition: with

  • peasantry: Only the proletariat in an alliance with the peasantry is capable of executing these tasks.
  • bourgeoisie: They argue that he espoused the notion that an alliance with the national bourgeoisie was now essential for Irish freedom.
  • USSR: Only in this way can a real alliance with the USSR be created and the first workers ' state be saved from disaster.
  • Scot: He was prominent in negotiating the Solemn League and Covenant for an alliance with the Scots in 1643.