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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The defence secretary will join Nato counterparts at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels on Thursday to discuss the proposals.

From BBC

"We expect that we will have a clear mandate from the people -- a big mandate," he said, adding he did not foresee the need for a coalition beyond his current party alliance.

From Barron's

But it is the crisis over Greenland that has really tugged at the fabric of the entire transatlantic alliance between the US and Europe.

From BBC

Still, the leader of the host nation, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, has tried to position herself as a mediator between the U.S. and Europe, staunchly defending the fraying trans-Atlantic alliance.

From The Wall Street Journal

That left the ruling party to form a new alliance with the Japan Innovation Party.

From Barron's

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