a formal agreement or treaty between two or more nations to cooperate for specific purposes.
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a merging of efforts or interests by persons, families, states, or organizations: an alliance between church and state.
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the persons or entities so allied.
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marriage or the relationship created by marriage between the families of the bride and bridegroom.
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correspondence in basic characteristics; affinity: the alliance between logic and metaphysics.
[Origin: 1250–1300; ME aliance < OF, equiv. to ali(er) to ally+ -ance-ance]
—Synonyms 1. association; coalition, combination, bloc; partnership; affiliation. Alliance,confederation,league,union all mean the joining of states for mutual benefit or to permit the joint exercise of functions. An alliance may apply to any connection entered into for mutual benefit. League usually suggests closer combination or a more definite object or purpose. Confederation applies to a permanent combination for the exercise in common of certain governmental functions. Union implies an alliance so close and permanent that the separate states or parties become essentially one. 2. pact, compact.
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"
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an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty [ant: nonalignment]
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a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim
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the act of forming an alliance or confederation [syn: confederation]
ALLIANCEtool A complete set of CAD tools for teaching Digital CMOSVLSI Design in Universities. It includes a VHDL compiler and simulator, logic synthesis tools, and automatic place and route tools. ALLIANCE is the result of a ten years effort at University Pierre et Marie Curie (PARIS VI, France). It runs on Sun-4, not well supported: MIPS/Ultrix, 386/SystemV. Current version: 1.1, as of 1993-02-16. (1993-02-16)
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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.
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