What does ALLIANCE mean?
Definitions for ALLIANCE
əˈlaɪ ənsal·liance
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word ALLIANCE.
Princeton's WordNet
alliance, confederationnoun
the state of being allied or confederated
alliance, bondnoun
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"
alliance, coalition, alignment, alinementnoun
an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
alliancenoun
a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim
confederation, alliancenoun
the act of forming an alliance or confederation
Wiktionary
alliancenoun
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.
alliancenoun
Any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity.
alliancenoun
The persons or parties allied. --Udall.
alliancenoun
A treaty between nations for their mutual advantage
allianceverb
To connect or unite by alliance; to ally.
Etymology: From aliance (French: alliance).
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Alliancenoun
Etymology: alliance, Fr.
A bloody Hymen shall th’ alliance join
Betwixt the Trojan and th’ Ausonian line. John Dryden, Æneid.For my father’s sake,
In honour of a true Plantagenet,
And, for alliance’ sake, declare the cause
My father lost his head. William Shakespeare, Henry VI. p. i.Dorset, your son, that with a fearful soul
Leads discontented steps in foreign soil,
This fair alliance quickly shall call home
To high promotions. William Shakespeare, Richard III.Adrastus soon, with gods averse, shall join
In dire alliance with the Theban line;
Thence strife shall rise, and mortal war succeed. Alexander Pope.I would not boast the greatness of my father,
But point out new alliances to Cato. Joseph Addison, Cato.
Wikipedia
Alliance
An alliance is a relationship among people, groups, or states that have joined together for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose, whether or not explicit agreement has been worked out among them. Members of an alliance are called allies. Alliances form in many settings, including political alliances, military alliances, and business alliances. When the term is used in the context of war or armed struggle, such associations may also be called allied powers, especially when discussing World War I or World War II. A formal military alliance is not required for being perceived as an ally—co-belligerence, fighting alongside someone, is enough. According to this usage, allies become so not when concluding an alliance treaty but when struck by war. When spelled with a capital "A", "Allies" usually denotes the countries who fought together against the Central Powers in World War I (the Allies of World War I), or those who fought against the Axis Powers in World War II (the Allies of World War II). The term has also been used by the United States Army to describe the countries that gave assistance to South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.The Allied Powers in World War I (also known as the Entente Powers) were initially the United Kingdom, France, the Russian Empire, Belgium, Serbia, Montenegro and Japan, joined later by Italy, Portugal, Romania, the United States, Greece and Brazil. Some, such as the Russian Empire, withdrew from the war before the armistice due to revolution or defeat. After the end of World War II and during the Cold War, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed as a political and military alliance that promotes anti-communist values.More recently, the term "Allied forces" has also been used to describe the coalition of the Gulf War, as opposed to forces the Multi-National Forces in Iraq which are commonly referred to as "Coalition forces" or, as by the George W. Bush administration, "the coalition of the willing".
ChatGPT
alliance
An alliance is a formal agreement or union between individuals, groups, or nations, made in order to advance common goals, enhance mutual interests, or provide mutual support. It often involves sharing resources and cooperation in achieving shared objectives, typically in political, economic, or military areas.
Webster Dictionary
Alliancenoun
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
Alliancenoun
any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity
Alliancenoun
the persons or parties allied
Allianceverb
to connect by alliance; to ally
Wikidata
Alliance
The Alliance is a left-wing political party in New Zealand. It was formed in 1991, and was influential in the 1990s, but has since declined and has no representation in parliament. It suffered a major setback after Jim Anderton, the party's leader, left the party in 2002, taking several of the party's MPs. After the remaining MPs lost their seats in the 2002 election, some commentators predicted the demise of the party. The Alliance stood candidates in the 2005 election but won less than 1% of the party vote. The Alliance contested Auckland City Council elections under the City Vision banner, in concert with the New Zealand Labour Party and Green Party. The Alliance ran 15 electorate candidates and a total of 30 candidates on the party list in the 2008 election, increasing its party vote marginally from 2005.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Alliance
al-lī′ans, n. state of being allied: union by marriage or treaty. [See Ally.]
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
alliance
The relationship that results from a formal agreement (e.g., treaty) between two or more nations for broad, long-term objectives that further the common interests of the members. See also coalition; multinational.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
alliance
A league or confederacy between sovereigns or states, for mutual safety and defence. Subjects of allies cannot trade with the common enemy, on pain of the property being confiscated as prize to the captors.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
alliance
In a military sense, signifies a treaty entered into by sovereign states for their mutual safety and defense. In this sense alliances may be divided into such as are offensive, where the contracting parties oblige themselves jointly to attack some other power; and into such as are defensive, whereby the contracting powers bind themselves to stand by and defend one another, in case of being attacked by any other power. Alliances are variously distinguished according to their object, the parties in them, etc. Hence we read of equal, unequal, triple, quadruple, grand, offensive, defensive alliances, etc.
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
ALLIANCE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Alliance is ranked #120901 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Alliance surname appeared 143 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Alliance.
85.3% or 122 total occurrences were Black.
11.1% or 16 total occurrences were White.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'ALLIANCE' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3112
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'ALLIANCE' in Nouns Frequency: #1188
Anagrams for ALLIANCE »
ancillae
canaille
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of ALLIANCE in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of ALLIANCE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of ALLIANCE in a Sentence
We're talking about bringing money to the Lebanese army to fight terrorism. Wonderful. But do we fight terrorism only with rockets? There's a recipe against terrorism. If people are starving, they will be in alliance with the devil.
They reaffirmed that the United States-Japan Alliance stands ready to defend and respond to any threat or action taken by North Korea.
Theatrical Stage Employees union:
Our entire alliance mourns this unspeakable loss with Halyna's family, friends, and the Rust crew, creating a culture of safety requires relentless vigilance from every one of us, day in and day out.
( Beijing and Moscow) have said over and over again that they don't intend to create a formal alliance that binds them in ways that go against their interests. That didn't work for them during the Sino-Soviet alliance in the 1950s, and I think they really view that as a lesson of history, i think China will only continue to strengthen relations with Russia, to the extent that it really is in their overall interests.
Defence Minister Martin Stropnicky:
There is a talk of a platoon, roughly 100 people, who would take part in the alliance's contingent, if the preparation of the (NATO) brigade goes according to plan, and I believe it will, then it is very likely in the second half (of this year).
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Translations for ALLIANCE
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- саюзBelarusian
- съюз, алиансBulgarian
- aliançaCatalan, Valencian
- svaz, unieCzech
- forbund, sammenslutning, allianceDanish
- Bund, Verbündeten, Verbund, Bündnis, Zusammenschluss, AllianzGerman
- aliancoEsperanto
- alianzaSpanish
- side, liitto, liittoutuneet, allianssi, yhteys, liittoumaFinnish
- allianceFrench
- comhghuaillíochtIrish
- càirdeasScottish Gaelic
- संधिHindi
- szövetségHungarian
- միություն, դաշնակցությունArmenian
- bandalagIcelandic
- בְּרִיתHebrew
- 同盟Japanese
- 同盟, 동맹Korean
- allianceLatin
- унија, сојузMacedonian
- forbundNorwegian
- alliantieDutch
- forbundNorwegian Nynorsk
- sojuszPolish
- aliançaPortuguese
- alianțăRomanian
- альянс, союзRussian
- alijansa, savez, алијанса, савезSerbo-Croatian
- zväz, úniaSlovak
- unijaSlovene
- alliansSwedish
- అనుబంధముTelugu
- ittifakTurkish
- союзUkrainian
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