alliance
alliance
/əˈlaɪəns/
1 a n agreement between countries, political parties, etc. to work together in order to achieve something that they all want
to form/make an alliance
alliance with somebody/something The Social Democrats are now in alliance with the Greens.
alliance between A and B an alliance between education and business to develop the use of technology in schools
The government has tried to forge alliances with environmentalists.
The government, in alliance with the army, has decided to ban all public meetings for a month.
The marriage was meant to cement the alliance between the two countries.
The uneasy alliance between such different people just cannot last.
They broke off the alliance with Sparta.
They have alliances with other companies.
an alliance with China
an unholy alliance between the Fascists and the Communists
old alliances against enemies that no longer exist
the shifting alliances among the various political groups
Collocations
adjective
verb + alliance
preposition
in alliance with
alliance against
alliance between
phrases
alliance of convenience
2 a group of people, political parties, etc. who work together in order to achieve something that they all want
The Green Alliance was formed to campaign against environmental damage.
Seven more countries have been invited to join the alliance.
The organization is a broad alliance of many different groups.
The Movement for Multiparty Democracy was a loose alliance of opposition parties.
The right-wing alliance was dedicated to promoting Afrikaner self-determination.
Word Origin
Middle English: from Old French aliance, from alier ‘to ally’, from Latin alligare ‘bind together’, from ad- ‘to’ + ligare ‘to bind’.