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How to pronounce alliance in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms confederation
Type of coalition, fusion
Type Words
Synonyms bond
Type of connection, connexion, connectedness
Has types silver cord


the shifting alliances within a large family.
Type Words
Synonyms confederation
Type of group action
Derivation ally
Type Words
Synonyms alignment, alinement, coalition
Type of organisation, organization
Has types entente, entente cordiale, global organization, international organisation, international organization, northern alliance, world organization, allies, axis, bloc, central powers, combination, popular front, united front, world organisation
Type Words
Type of accord, pact, treaty

Examples of alliance

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With his job on the line, Tilton will no doubt try to head off such an alliance.
From the businessweek.com
Some alliance governments topple, and threats of anti-Western insurrection grow.
From the businessweek.com
It was a major setback for the alliance as it begins to draw down combat troops.
From the tennessean.com
In fact, aiming at alliance not absorption was the key to our chance of success.
From the economist.com
Still, William Lauder denies that the family is divided about the Ford alliance.
From the time.com
He acknowledged that U.S. and alliance forces cannot routinely enter some areas.
From the latimes.com
The alliance, in their mind, is a branch of the American global military empire.
From the cnn.com
In a way, one of the main predictors of friendship is the value of the alliance.
From the sciencedaily.com
The alliance also is asking the court for injunctions to shut down the registry.
From the dispatchpolitics.com
More examples
  • The state of being allied or confederated
  • A connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest; "the shifting alliances within a large family"; "their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them"
  • An organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
  • A formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim
  • Confederation: the act of forming an alliance or confederation
  • (allies) the alliance of nations that fought the Axis in World War II and which (with subsequent additions) signed the charter of the United Nations in 1945
  • An alliance is an agreement or friendship between two or more parties, made in order to advance common goals and to secure common interests.
  • The Alliance was made from 1904 to 1905 by Automobil- und Motorwerke Alliance Fischer & Abele, Berlin. They were powered by either 2- or 4-cylinder engines. Chassis and engines made by the company were often supplied to other factories as proprietary components.
  • The Alliance was a short-lived French automobile manufactured in Paris from 1905 to 1908. Also known as the Aiglon, the marque had a similar radiator to that used on the Mass. The company listed an 18hp four with Tony Huber engine in 1908; this car sold in England for u00A3450.