What does bloc mean?

Definitions for bloc
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. bloc, axisnoun

    a group of countries in special alliance

Wiktionary

  1. blocnoun

    a group of voters or politicians who share common goals

  2. blocnoun

    a group of countries acting together for political or economic goals, an alliance: e.g., the eastern bloc, the western bloc, a trading bloc

  3. Blocnoun

    Bloc Québécois

  4. Etymology: From bloc, from bloc, from bloc, from blok, from *, from bluk(k)an, from bhulg'-, from. Cognate with bloh, bloc, bolca, bǫlkr. More at balk.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of bloc in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of bloc in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of bloc in a Sentence

  1. President Vladimir Putin:

    Terrorism has become a global threat, we must defeat this evil. And Russia is open to uniting efforts with other governments, is ready to work on the creation of a modern non-bloc system of international security.

  2. Prince Ali:

    I have always promoted cross-regional understanding, however the timing of this MOU between the AFC and the CAF looks like a blatant attempt to engineer a bloc vote, africa’s proud football associations are not for sale and development resources belonging to national football associations should not be used by presidential candidates and confederation presidents for political expediency.

  3. Jonathan Fulton:

    An ally is typically someone you’re aligned with against a third country or a bloc of third countries … and China does n’t want to do that, they do n’t want to get caught up in other countries ’ issues, especially in Middle East.

  4. Janelle Wong:

    If their goal is to eat away at the Democratic bloc and if the past is any indication, they could be successful.

  5. French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault:

    As is the case with Brexit, the best way of defending Europe, which is rather what Donald Trump has invited us to do, is to remain united, to remain as a bloc, not to forget that the strength of the Europeans lies in their unity.

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