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alliance - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'alliance' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Alliance [ n.]
- 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.
- Any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity.
- The persons or parties allied.
2 . Alliance [ v. t.]
- To connect by alliance; to ally.

Meaning of 'alliance' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . alliance [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest
Example in sentence:
  • the shifting alliances within a large family;
  • their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them