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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...
- David Alliance, Baron Alliance, CBE (Persian: داوود آلیانس‎, Hebrew: דייוויד אליאנס‎; born 15 June 1932) is an Iranian-British businessman and Liberal...
- 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...
- An airline alliance is an aviation industry arrangement between two or more airlines agreeing to cooperate on a substantial level. Alliances may provide...
- The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI) is a liberal and centrist political party in Northern Ireland. It has long been Northern Ireland's fifth-largest...
- Unholy Alliance may refer to: Unholy alliance (geopolitical), when political antagonists temporarily join together to fight a common enemy The Unholy Alliance...
- airline alliance. Founded in June 2000, SkyTeam was the last of the three major airline alliances to be formed, the first two being Star Alliance and Oneworld...
- Triple Alliance may refer to: Aztec Triple Alliance (1428–1521), Tenochtitlan, Texcoco and Tlacopan Triple Alliance (1596), England, France, and the Dutch...
- In the fictional universe of Star Wars, the Alliance to Restore the Republic (also called the Rebel Alliance or simply the Rebellion) is an interstellar...
- Grand Alliance may refer to: Grand Alliance (1815), an alternative name for the Holy Alliance founded by Tsar Alexander I of Russia Grand Alliance (Bangladesh)...
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