Definitions for Alliance
əˈlaɪ ənsal·liance

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. alliance, confederationnoun

   the state of being allied or confederated

2. 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"

3. alliance, coalition, alignment, alinementnoun

   an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty

4. alliancenoun

   a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim

5. confederation, alliancenoun

   the act of forming an alliance or confederation

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.

2. alliancenoun

   Any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity.

3. alliancenoun

   The persons or parties allied. --Udall.

4. alliancenoun

   A treaty between nations for their mutual advantage

5. allianceverb

   To connect or unite by alliance; to ally.

6. Etymology: From aliance (French: alliance).

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Alliancenoun

   Etymology: alliance, Fr.

   1. The state of connection with another by confederacy; a league. In this sense, our histories of Queen Anne mention the grand alliance.2. Relation by marriage.

   A bloody Hymen shall th’ alliance join
   Betwixt the Trojan and th’ Ausonian line. John Dryden, Æneid.

   3. Relation by any form of kindred.

   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.

   4. The act of forming or contracting relation to another; the act of making a confederacy.

   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.

   5. The persons allied to each other.

   I would not boast the greatness of my father,
   But point out new alliances to Cato. Joseph Addison, Cato.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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

2. Alliancenoun

   any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity

3. Alliancenoun

   the persons or parties allied

4. Allianceverb

   to connect by alliance; to ally

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Alliance

   al-lī′ans, n. state of being allied: union by marriage or treaty. [See Ally.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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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1. alliance

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Matched Categories

1. • Coalition
   • Connection
   • Group Action
   • Organization
   • Treaty

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Alliance' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3112

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Alliance' in Nouns Frequency: #1188

Anagrams for Alliance »

1. ancillae

2. canaille

How to pronounce Alliance?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Alliance in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Alliance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Alliance in a Sentence

1. Ted Cruz:

   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.

2. Bob Corker:

   You can express yourself without trying to tear down an alliance that's been important to the security of Americans.

3. Hiroto Saikawa:

   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.

4. Kim Hong-kyun:

   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.

5. Volodymyr Zelenskyy:

   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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