What does Alliance mean?
Definitions for Alliance
əˈlaɪ ənsal·liance
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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.
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
Freebase
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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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
Abandoning Europe, withdrawing from the most successful military alliance of modern times, it makes no sense at all, it would hand a massive victory to (Russian President Vladimir) Putin, a massive victory to ISIS.
You can express yourself without trying to tear down an alliance that's been important to the security of Americans.
We want a win-win relationship with Renault. The alliance has been successful until now because we have respected each others' independence, if necessary, we will put our capital structure on the table. If the relationship becomes a win-lose one, the relationship will break up very quickly.
It's upsetting that the United States is employing brinkmanship in negotiations with a key ally, which shows eroding trust in the alliance built on shared values.
I'd like to receive security guarantees for my country, for my people. If NATO members are ready to see us in the alliance, then do it immediately. Because people are dying on a daily basis.
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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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