Another word for alliance

alliance Synonyms

alliance

n.

The state of being allied
connection, adherence, membership, affinity, concurrence, participation, cooperation, support, collusion, union, interrelation, concord, agreement, common understanding, marriage, matrimony, betrothal, kinship, relation, collaboration, fraternization, consanguinity, federation, communion, entente, engagement, friendship, partnership, coalition, association, affiliation, alignment, confederation, implication, bond, accord, congruity, mutuality, tie.
Antonyms separation*, rupture, repudiation.
The act of joining
fusion, combination, coupling; see union 1.
A union
league, union, federation, coalition, confederacy, confederation, bloc, bund, association, partnership, community, pact, treaty, entente, compact, cooperative, co-op, consortium, syndicate, corporation, company, combination, merger, conglomerate, cartel, trust, combine, conspiracy, network, ring, party, band, group, consociation; see also organization 3.

alliance refers to any association entered into for mutual benefit; league, often interchangeable with alliance, stresses formality of organization and definiteness of purpose; coalition implies a temporary alliance of opposing parties, factions, etc., as in times of emergency; confederacy and confederation in political usage refer to a combination of independent states for the joint exercise of certain governmental functions, as defense or customs; union implies a close, permanent alliance and suggests complete unity of purpose and interest

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