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noun
1.
a group of persons, businesses, etc., united for a particular purpose.
2.
a group of legislators, usually of both major political parties, who vote together for some particular interest:
the farm bloc.
3.
a group of nations that share common interests and usually act in concert in international affairs:
the Soviet bloc.
Origin:
1900–05;
<
French;
see
block
Can be confused:
bloc,
block
.
Synonyms
coalition.
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bloc
(blɒk)
—
n
a group of people or countries combined by a common interest or aim:
the Soviet bloc
[C20: from French:
block
]
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bloc
1903, in reference to alliances in Continental politics, from Fr. bloc "group, block," from O.Fr. bloc "piece of wood" (see
block
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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