Definition of ALLIANCE. Meaning of ALLIANCE. Synonyms of ALLIANCE

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Definition of ALLIANCE

Alliance
Alliance Al*li"ance, v. t. To connect by alliance; to ally. [Obs.]
Alliance
Alliance Al*li"ance, n. [OE. aliaunce, OF. aliance, F. alliance, fr. OF. alier, F. allier. See Ally, and cf. LL. alligantia.] 1. 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. Any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity. The alliance of the principles of the world with those of the gospel. --C. J. Smith. The alliance . . . between logic and metaphysics. --Mansel. 3. The persons or parties allied. --Udall. Syn: Connection; affinity; union; confederacy; confederation; league; coalition.

Meaning of ALLIANCE from wikipedia

- Members of an alliance are called allies. Alliances form in many settings, including political alliances, military alliances, and business alliances. When the...
- Star Alliance is an airline alliance headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany. Founded on 14 May 1997, it was the world's first global airline alliance. As...
- Quadruple Alliance may refer to: The 1718 alliance between Austria, France, the Netherlands, and Great Britain during the War of the Quadruple Alliance The...
- Grand Alliance may refer to: Grand Alliance (1815), an alternative name for the Holy Alliance founded by Tsar Alexander I of Russia Grand Alliance (Bangladesh)...
- The Grand Alliance (Bengali: মহাজোট) is a Bangladeshi big-tent electoral alliance of right-wing to far-left political parties in the leadership of Bangladesh...
- The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) is a big tent multi-party political alliance of several political parties in India led by...
- Triple Alliance may refer to: Aztec Triple Alliance (1428–1521), Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and Tlacopan and in central Mexico Triple Alliance (1596), England...
- Po****r Alliance may refer to: Po****r Alliance (Peru), a 2015–2016 political coalition Po****r Alliance (San Marino), a 1993–2017 political party Po****r...
- Democratic Alliance may refer to: Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong Democratic Alliance (Portugal, 2024) Democratic Alliance (South...
- The Left Alliance is the name of a number of left wing political parties: Alliance of the Left in Spain. Democratic Left Alliance (Poland) in Poland. Left...