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alliance
noun as in friendly association, agreement
Strong matches
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
Example Sentences
In the past, Trump’s “America-first” doctrine isolated and weakened these US alliances.
Norway was a founder member of the Western defensive alliance.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has previously warned Western nations against such a move, saying it would represent the Nato military alliance's "direct participation" in the Ukraine war.
He also strengthened defence alliances across Asia and the Pacific to counter China's increasing assertiveness in the region.
The post-WWII system of international alliances, underpinned by NATO, is now in grave peril of being unraveled.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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