alliance
English Thesaurus
1. the act of forming an alliance or confederation (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | group action, |
| definition | : | action taken by a group of people (noun.act) |
2. a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | accord, pact, treaty, |
| definition | : | a written agreement between two states or sovereigns (noun.communication) |
3. an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty (noun.group)
| hyponym | : | combination, |
| definition | : | an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes) (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | allies, |
| definition | : | an alliance of nations joining together to fight a common enemy (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | axis, bloc, |
| definition | : | a group of countries in special alliance (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | allies, |
| definition | : | in World War I the alliance of Great Britain and France and Russia and all the other nations that became allied with them in opposing the Central Powers (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | central powers, |
| definition | : | in World War I the alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary and other nations allied with them in opposing the Allies (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | allies, |
| definition | : | the alliance of nations that fought the Axis in World War II and which (with subsequent additions) signed the charter of the United Nations in 1945 (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | axis, |
| definition | : | in World War II the alliance of Germany and Italy in 1936 which later included Japan and other nations (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | popular front, |
| definition | : | a leftist coalition organized against a common opponent (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | northern alliance, united front, |
| definition | : | a multiethnic alliance in Afghanistan who practice a moderate form of Islam and are united in their opposition to the Taliban (noun.group) |
| member holonym | : | ally, |
| definition | : | a friendly nation (noun.group) |
4. a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest (noun.linkdef)
| hypernym | : | connectedness, connection, connexion, |
| definition | : | a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it) (noun.linkdef) |
| hyponym | : | silver cord, |
| definition | : | the emotional bond between a mother and her offspring (noun.linkdef) |
5. the state of being allied or confederated (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | coalition, fusion, |
| definition | : | the state of being combined into one body (noun.state) |
6. the act of forming an alliance or confederation (noun.act)
| derivation | : | ally, |
| definition | : | become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | confederate, |
| definition | : | form a confederation with; of nations (verb.social) |
7. an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty (noun.group)
| antonym | : | nonalignment, nonalinement, |
| definition | : | people (or countries) who are not aligned with other people (or countries) in a pact or treaty (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | align, array, |
| definition | : | align oneself with a group or a way of thinking (verb.cognition) |
8. a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest (noun.linkdef)
| derivation | : | attach, bind, bond, tie, |
| definition | : | create social or emotional ties (verb.social) |
9. the state of being allied or confederated (noun.state)
| derivation | : | confederate, |
| definition | : | form a confederation with; of nations (verb.social) |
10. the act of forming an alliance or confederation (noun.act)
| derivation | : | ally, |
| definition | : | become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | confederate, |
| definition | : | form a confederation with; of nations (verb.social) |
11. an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty (noun.group)
| antonym | : | nonalignment, nonalinement, |
| definition | : | people (or countries) who are not aligned with other people (or countries) in a pact or treaty (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | align, array, |
| definition | : | align oneself with a group or a way of thinking (verb.cognition) |
12. a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest (noun.linkdef)
| derivation | : | attach, bind, bond, tie, |
| definition | : | create social or emotional ties (verb.social) |
13. the state of being allied or confederated (noun.state)
| derivation | : | confederate, |
| definition | : | form a confederation with; of nations (verb.social) |
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