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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...
- David Alliance, Baron Alliance, CBE (Persian: داوود آلیانس, Hebrew: דייוויד אליאנס; born 15 June 1932) is an Iran-born British businessman and Liberal...
- An electoral alliance (also known as a bipartisan electoral agreement, electoral pact, electoral agreement, electoral coalition or electoral bloc) is an...
- The Canadian Alliance (French: Alliance canadienne), formally the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance (French: Alliance réformiste-conservatrice canadienne)...
- The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) is a big tent multi-party political alliance of several political parties in India led by...
- Democratic Alliance may refer to: Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong Democratic Alliance (Portugal, 2024) Democratic Alliance (South...
- An airline alliance is an aviation industry arrangement between two or more airlines agreeing to cooperate on a substantial level. Alliances may provide...
- three major airline alliances. Founded in June 2000, SkyTeam was the last of the three alliances to be formed, after Star Alliance and Oneworld. Its annual...
- Look up unholy alliance in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Unholy Alliance may refer to: Unholy alliance (geopolitical), when political antagonists temporarily...