alliance

[uh-lahy-uhns] / əˈlaɪ əns /

NOUN

friendly association, agreement

Synonyms

STRONG

accord affiliation affinity betrothal bond coalition coherence collaboration collusion combination communion compact concord concurrence confederacy confederation congruity conjunction connection consanguinity cooperation engagement entente federation fraternization friendship interrelation kinship league marriage matrimony membership mutuality pact participation partnership relation support tie treaty union

Antonyms

STRONG

antagonism detachment disagreement disconnection discord disunity division divorce hatred opposition separation

WEAK

disunion estrangement hostility rebellion war

Example Sentences

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They marked the first definitive sign that the transatlantic alliance, which had survived for nearly 80 years, had fractured.

From Salon

Senior officials from the U.S. and the Philippines met in Manila this week for annual talks on their alliance, which rests on a mutual-defense treaty signed in 1951.

From The Wall Street Journal

The move irritated some members of the Black Panther organisation, who in the 1960s had used the term to describe an alliance between activists groups in Chicago.

From BBC

The Italian leader argues Europe has no choice but to persevere with the U.S. alliance.

From The Wall Street Journal

A former deputy prime minister and home minister, Lamichhane has formed an alliance with former Kathmandu mayor Balendra "Balen" Shah, 35 -- a rapper and civil engineer with a considerable online following.

From Barron's

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