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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

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Lajos struggles to keep hold of the estate after the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918 and during the interwar years as Hungary slides toward its alliance with Nazi Germany.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The remarks mark the latest dust-up between Trump and the alliance.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Arguably, the alliance also helped the RSP, the leader of which - Rabi Lamichhane - had been accused of embezzlement.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

This would be the dumbest alliance breakup in modern history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

He envisioned an alliance of all the peoples west to the Mississippi, north into the Great Lakes region, and south to the Gulf of Mexico.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz