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Definition of Alliance

Alliance
Alliance Al*li"ance, v. t. To connect by alliance; to ally. [Obs.]
Alliance
Alliance Al*li"ance, n. [OE. aliaunce, OF. aliance, F. alliance, fr. OF. alier, F. allier. See Ally, and cf. LL. alligantia.] 1. The state of being allied; the act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league; as, matrimonial alliances; an alliance between church and state; an alliance between France and England. 2. Any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity. The alliance of the principles of the world with those of the gospel. --C. J. Smith. The alliance . . . between logic and metaphysics. --Mansel. 3. The persons or parties allied. --Udall. Syn: Connection; affinity; union; confederacy; confederation; league; coalition.

Meaning of Alliance from wikipedia

- Members of an alliance are called allies. Alliances form in many settings, including political alliances, military alliances, and business alliances. When the...
- l'Atlantique nord, OTAN), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 27 European countries, 2 North American countries...
- Star Alliance is the world's largest global airline alliance. Founded on 14 May 1997, its current CEO is Jeffrey Goh and its headquarters is located in...
- David Alliance, Baron Alliance, CBE (Persian: داوود آلیانس, Hebrew: דייוויד אליאנס; born 15 June 1932) is an Iranian-British businessman and Liberal Democrat...
- Dream Alliance (foaled 23 March 2001) is a thoroughbred racehorse, owned by the Alliance Partnership and trained by Philip Hobbs. Dream Alliance was bred...
- National Democratic Alliance (NDA) (IAST: Rāṣṭrīya Janatāṃtrika Gaṭhabaṃdhana) is an Indian big tent political alliance led by the right-wing Bharatiya...
- An airline alliance is an aviation industry arrangement between two or more airlines agreeing to cooperate on a substantial level. Alliances may provide...
- Alliance Global Group, Inc., styled on its logo as AllianceGlobal and also known as Alliance Global, Inc. (AGI), is a large holding company with business...
- A military alliance is a formal agreement between nations concerning national security. Nations in a military alliance agree to active parti****tion and...
- United Progressive Alliance (UPA) is a big tent centre-left political alliance of predominantly left-leaning political parties in India formed after the...