Definition of alliance in English:

alliance

noun əˈlʌɪənsəˈlaɪəns

1A union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations.
a defensive alliance between Australia and New Zealand
divisions within the alliance
Example sentencesExamples
- Old alliances with organized labor and with other minority groups must be resuscitated.
- We are creating an alliance between the union, service users and local communities in support of a publicly owned Royal Mail.
- The government, furthermore, favoured cooperation with the labour unions and forged strong alliances with them.
- In these instances members of trade unions in the alliance should also be encouraged to work together to eradicate bad practices.
- Some of his accomplishments there included meeting and building alliances with other producer organizations.
- Howard said Australia had to accept the responsibilities as well as the benefits of its alliance with the U.S.
- In 1939, therefore, the British and French embarked on an attempt to build an alliance with the Soviet Union.
- The organisation wants to forge alliances with different groups to raise awareness about animal rights.
- There is a new openness by unions today to building alliances with community-based organizations and churches.
- Several blocs within the alliance are vying for top government positions.
- We also have a mandate to lobby government, and we seek to build a broad alliance of individuals and organizations that share common goals.
- Organize a gay-straight alliance or student group if there isn't one already.
- They would also benefit from alliances with community groups and other unions in putting pressure on their employer.
- The council and the chamber should further seek alliances with such organisations as the tourism association for new ideas.
- All of this activity will benefit the Australia-U.S. alliance across the board.
- Such an organisational alliance with the populist right would be unthinkable for progressive French and Dutch campaigners.
- Indeed, some of the founding organisations have left the alliance and struck out once again into glorious, and useless, isolation.
- Both the bank and the entrepreneurial company benefit from these Internet alliances, Cairns says.
- The alliance threatened yesterday to organize 10,000 people to demonstrate if their petition is not dealt with.
- A major and rather obvious benefit to forming these alliances is the ability to pool resources.
Synonyms
association, union, league, treaty, pact, compact, entente, concordat
bloc, confederation, federation, confederacy, coalition, consortium, combine, syndicate, affiliation, partnership
fraternity, brotherhood, sorority, team, ring, society, club, guild, group, organization
1. 1.1 A relationship based on similarity of interests, nature, or qualities.
  an alliance between medicine and morality
  Example sentencesExamples
  Here, his political background is left out, as is the nature of his criminal alliance with Tom.
  Monica says she's looking forward to expanding her public and private client base through her alliance with Noctor.
  Instead, Lovejoy recommends that practitioners develop alliances and become relationship managers.
  Then it wouldn't be in the best interest of our alliance for you to have me bound at your feet, would it?
  Your album title Songs in the Key of the Devil suggests an unholy alliance with darker forces heretofore unseen.
  Synonyms
  relationship, affinity, association, connection, closeness, kinship, propinquity
2. 1.2mass noun The state of being joined or associated.
  his party is in alliance with the Greens
  Example sentencesExamples
  Apparently the UK went to war in alliance with the US ‘to make our country safer’.
  Sharp will continue to develop and sell flash memory chips in alliance with Intel Corp.
  Australia is a status quo country in alliance with the greatest revisionist country in the world.
  The government was striving, in alliance with big business, to increase British competitiveness.
  He had urged Charles to dissolve Parliament and continue the third Dutch War in alliance with France.
  The Conservatives currently run the city in alliance with the Liberal Democrats but with Labour as the largest single party.
  Yet I also know he would rather be paired with any of them or even a guy instead of being temporarily in alliance with me.
  Campaign to Stop Killer Coke, in alliance with students, also showed up to debate them.
  All the planets want us in alliance with them but we're trying to stay neutral.
  Clinton acted in alliance with NATO partners and the United Nations.
  Clive points me to the old Muslim Association of Britain website, dating from the days before it was in alliance with the Socialist Workers Party.
  Into this sea of troubles the British, in alliance with the French, were to launch a second war on China in 1857.
  Because the socialists refused to take part in government, they forced the Radicals to rule alone or in alliance with the right.
  They are in alliance with the British section of the fundamentalist Muslim Brotherhood.
  The network operates nationally and internationally, in alliance with sympathetic professionals.
  Israel is powerful and in alliance with the only superpower.
  We like to make sure that we are in alliance with what moms want for their children, says de Saint Perier.
  We work in alliance with manufacturers of these items so that any of our customers need only deal with one supplier.
  In alliance with Rock Against Racism it was able to put on not just two huge carnivals, but countless events that drew black and white young people together.
  For all the US's military and economic advantages, its power is enhanced when it acts in alliance with other countries.
3. 1.3Ecology A group of closely related plant associations.
  Example sentencesExamples
  As crystalline organization grows, the alliance builds and greater numbers of combinations of essences can be taken.
  In practice, the levels of the alliance and/or association are the most often used, particularly in vegetation mapping.
  I have been working on the origin and evolution of the woody sow-thistle alliance in the Macaronesian islands.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French aliance, from alier 'to ally' (see ally¹).

Rhymes

appliance, compliance, defiance, misalliance, neuroscience, reliance, science

Definition of alliance in US English:

alliance

nounəˈlaɪənsəˈlīəns

1A union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations.
a defensive alliance between Australia and New Zealand
divisions within the alliance
Example sentencesExamples
- Old alliances with organized labor and with other minority groups must be resuscitated.
- In 1939, therefore, the British and French embarked on an attempt to build an alliance with the Soviet Union.
- Some of his accomplishments there included meeting and building alliances with other producer organizations.
- All of this activity will benefit the Australia-U.S. alliance across the board.
- The alliance threatened yesterday to organize 10,000 people to demonstrate if their petition is not dealt with.
- Howard said Australia had to accept the responsibilities as well as the benefits of its alliance with the U.S.
- The organisation wants to forge alliances with different groups to raise awareness about animal rights.
- A major and rather obvious benefit to forming these alliances is the ability to pool resources.
- They would also benefit from alliances with community groups and other unions in putting pressure on their employer.
- Such an organisational alliance with the populist right would be unthinkable for progressive French and Dutch campaigners.
- There is a new openness by unions today to building alliances with community-based organizations and churches.
- Several blocs within the alliance are vying for top government positions.
- Organize a gay-straight alliance or student group if there isn't one already.
- We are creating an alliance between the union, service users and local communities in support of a publicly owned Royal Mail.
- The council and the chamber should further seek alliances with such organisations as the tourism association for new ideas.
- In these instances members of trade unions in the alliance should also be encouraged to work together to eradicate bad practices.
- We also have a mandate to lobby government, and we seek to build a broad alliance of individuals and organizations that share common goals.
- The government, furthermore, favoured cooperation with the labour unions and forged strong alliances with them.
- Both the bank and the entrepreneurial company benefit from these Internet alliances, Cairns says.
- Indeed, some of the founding organisations have left the alliance and struck out once again into glorious, and useless, isolation.
Synonyms
association, union, league, treaty, pact, compact, entente, concordat
1. 1.1 A relationship based on an affinity in interests, nature, or qualities.
  an alliance between medicine and morality
  Example sentencesExamples
  Instead, Lovejoy recommends that practitioners develop alliances and become relationship managers.
  Monica says she's looking forward to expanding her public and private client base through her alliance with Noctor.
  Your album title Songs in the Key of the Devil suggests an unholy alliance with darker forces heretofore unseen.
  Here, his political background is left out, as is the nature of his criminal alliance with Tom.
  Then it wouldn't be in the best interest of our alliance for you to have me bound at your feet, would it?
  Synonyms
  relationship, affinity, association, connection, closeness, kinship, propinquity
2. 1.2 The state of being joined or associated.
  his party is in alliance with the Greens
  Example sentencesExamples
  Australia is a status quo country in alliance with the greatest revisionist country in the world.
  We work in alliance with manufacturers of these items so that any of our customers need only deal with one supplier.
  Into this sea of troubles the British, in alliance with the French, were to launch a second war on China in 1857.
  We like to make sure that we are in alliance with what moms want for their children, says de Saint Perier.
  In alliance with Rock Against Racism it was able to put on not just two huge carnivals, but countless events that drew black and white young people together.
  For all the US's military and economic advantages, its power is enhanced when it acts in alliance with other countries.
  Apparently the UK went to war in alliance with the US ‘to make our country safer’.
  The government was striving, in alliance with big business, to increase British competitiveness.
  The network operates nationally and internationally, in alliance with sympathetic professionals.
  Clive points me to the old Muslim Association of Britain website, dating from the days before it was in alliance with the Socialist Workers Party.
  Israel is powerful and in alliance with the only superpower.
  All the planets want us in alliance with them but we're trying to stay neutral.
  Campaign to Stop Killer Coke, in alliance with students, also showed up to debate them.
  He had urged Charles to dissolve Parliament and continue the third Dutch War in alliance with France.
  They are in alliance with the British section of the fundamentalist Muslim Brotherhood.
  Yet I also know he would rather be paired with any of them or even a guy instead of being temporarily in alliance with me.
  Clinton acted in alliance with NATO partners and the United Nations.
  The Conservatives currently run the city in alliance with the Liberal Democrats but with Labour as the largest single party.
  Sharp will continue to develop and sell flash memory chips in alliance with Intel Corp.
  Because the socialists refused to take part in government, they forced the Radicals to rule alone or in alliance with the right.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French aliance, from alier ‘to ally’ (see ally).

单词	alliance
释义	Definition of alliance in English: alliance noun əˈlʌɪənsəˈlaɪəns 1A union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations. a defensive alliance between Australia and New Zealand divisions within the alliance Example sentencesExamples Old alliances with organized labor and with other minority groups must be resuscitated. We are creating an alliance between the union, service users and local communities in support of a publicly owned Royal Mail. The government, furthermore, favoured cooperation with the labour unions and forged strong alliances with them. In these instances members of trade unions in the alliance should also be encouraged to work together to eradicate bad practices. Some of his accomplishments there included meeting and building alliances with other producer organizations. Howard said Australia had to accept the responsibilities as well as the benefits of its alliance with the U.S. In 1939, therefore, the British and French embarked on an attempt to build an alliance with the Soviet Union. The organisation wants to forge alliances with different groups to raise awareness about animal rights. There is a new openness by unions today to building alliances with community-based organizations and churches. Several blocs within the alliance are vying for top government positions. We also have a mandate to lobby government, and we seek to build a broad alliance of individuals and organizations that share common goals. Organize a gay-straight alliance or student group if there isn't one already. They would also benefit from alliances with community groups and other unions in putting pressure on their employer. The council and the chamber should further seek alliances with such organisations as the tourism association for new ideas. All of this activity will benefit the Australia-U.S. alliance across the board. Such an organisational alliance with the populist right would be unthinkable for progressive French and Dutch campaigners. Indeed, some of the founding organisations have left the alliance and struck out once again into glorious, and useless, isolation. Both the bank and the entrepreneurial company benefit from these Internet alliances, Cairns says. The alliance threatened yesterday to organize 10,000 people to demonstrate if their petition is not dealt with. A major and rather obvious benefit to forming these alliances is the ability to pool resources. Synonyms association, union, league, treaty, pact, compact, entente, concordat bloc, confederation, federation, confederacy, coalition, consortium, combine, syndicate, affiliation, partnership fraternity, brotherhood, sorority, team, ring, society, club, guild, group, organization 1.1 A relationship based on similarity of interests, nature, or qualities. an alliance between medicine and morality Example sentencesExamples Here, his political background is left out, as is the nature of his criminal alliance with Tom. Monica says she's looking forward to expanding her public and private client base through her alliance with Noctor. Instead, Lovejoy recommends that practitioners develop alliances and become relationship managers. Then it wouldn't be in the best interest of our alliance for you to have me bound at your feet, would it? Your album title Songs in the Key of the Devil suggests an unholy alliance with darker forces heretofore unseen. Synonyms relationship, affinity, association, connection, closeness, kinship, propinquity 1.2mass noun The state of being joined or associated. his party is in alliance with the Greens Example sentencesExamples Apparently the UK went to war in alliance with the US ‘to make our country safer’. Sharp will continue to develop and sell flash memory chips in alliance with Intel Corp. Australia is a status quo country in alliance with the greatest revisionist country in the world. The government was striving, in alliance with big business, to increase British competitiveness. He had urged Charles to dissolve Parliament and continue the third Dutch War in alliance with France. The Conservatives currently run the city in alliance with the Liberal Democrats but with Labour as the largest single party. Yet I also know he would rather be paired with any of them or even a guy instead of being temporarily in alliance with me. Campaign to Stop Killer Coke, in alliance with students, also showed up to debate them. All the planets want us in alliance with them but we're trying to stay neutral. Clinton acted in alliance with NATO partners and the United Nations. Clive points me to the old Muslim Association of Britain website, dating from the days before it was in alliance with the Socialist Workers Party. Into this sea of troubles the British, in alliance with the French, were to launch a second war on China in 1857. Because the socialists refused to take part in government, they forced the Radicals to rule alone or in alliance with the right. They are in alliance with the British section of the fundamentalist Muslim Brotherhood. The network operates nationally and internationally, in alliance with sympathetic professionals. Israel is powerful and in alliance with the only superpower. We like to make sure that we are in alliance with what moms want for their children, says de Saint Perier. We work in alliance with manufacturers of these items so that any of our customers need only deal with one supplier. In alliance with Rock Against Racism it was able to put on not just two huge carnivals, but countless events that drew black and white young people together. For all the US's military and economic advantages, its power is enhanced when it acts in alliance with other countries. 1.3Ecology A group of closely related plant associations. Example sentencesExamples As crystalline organization grows, the alliance builds and greater numbers of combinations of essences can be taken. In practice, the levels of the alliance and/or association are the most often used, particularly in vegetation mapping. I have been working on the origin and evolution of the woody sow-thistle alliance in the Macaronesian islands. Origin Middle English: from Old French aliance, from alier 'to ally' (see ally¹). Rhymes appliance, compliance, defiance, misalliance, neuroscience, reliance, science Definition of alliance in US English: alliance nounəˈlaɪənsəˈlīəns 1A union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations. a defensive alliance between Australia and New Zealand divisions within the alliance Example sentencesExamples Old alliances with organized labor and with other minority groups must be resuscitated. In 1939, therefore, the British and French embarked on an attempt to build an alliance with the Soviet Union. Some of his accomplishments there included meeting and building alliances with other producer organizations. All of this activity will benefit the Australia-U.S. alliance across the board. The alliance threatened yesterday to organize 10,000 people to demonstrate if their petition is not dealt with. Howard said Australia had to accept the responsibilities as well as the benefits of its alliance with the U.S. The organisation wants to forge alliances with different groups to raise awareness about animal rights. A major and rather obvious benefit to forming these alliances is the ability to pool resources. They would also benefit from alliances with community groups and other unions in putting pressure on their employer. Such an organisational alliance with the populist right would be unthinkable for progressive French and Dutch campaigners. There is a new openness by unions today to building alliances with community-based organizations and churches. Several blocs within the alliance are vying for top government positions. Organize a gay-straight alliance or student group if there isn't one already. We are creating an alliance between the union, service users and local communities in support of a publicly owned Royal Mail. The council and the chamber should further seek alliances with such organisations as the tourism association for new ideas. In these instances members of trade unions in the alliance should also be encouraged to work together to eradicate bad practices. We also have a mandate to lobby government, and we seek to build a broad alliance of individuals and organizations that share common goals. The government, furthermore, favoured cooperation with the labour unions and forged strong alliances with them. Both the bank and the entrepreneurial company benefit from these Internet alliances, Cairns says. Indeed, some of the founding organisations have left the alliance and struck out once again into glorious, and useless, isolation. Synonyms association, union, league, treaty, pact, compact, entente, concordat 1.1 A relationship based on an affinity in interests, nature, or qualities. an alliance between medicine and morality Example sentencesExamples Instead, Lovejoy recommends that practitioners develop alliances and become relationship managers. Monica says she's looking forward to expanding her public and private client base through her alliance with Noctor. Your album title Songs in the Key of the Devil suggests an unholy alliance with darker forces heretofore unseen. Here, his political background is left out, as is the nature of his criminal alliance with Tom. Then it wouldn't be in the best interest of our alliance for you to have me bound at your feet, would it? Synonyms relationship, affinity, association, connection, closeness, kinship, propinquity 1.2 The state of being joined or associated. his party is in alliance with the Greens Example sentencesExamples Australia is a status quo country in alliance with the greatest revisionist country in the world. We work in alliance with manufacturers of these items so that any of our customers need only deal with one supplier. Into this sea of troubles the British, in alliance with the French, were to launch a second war on China in 1857. We like to make sure that we are in alliance with what moms want for their children, says de Saint Perier. In alliance with Rock Against Racism it was able to put on not just two huge carnivals, but countless events that drew black and white young people together. For all the US's military and economic advantages, its power is enhanced when it acts in alliance with other countries. Apparently the UK went to war in alliance with the US ‘to make our country safer’. The government was striving, in alliance with big business, to increase British competitiveness. The network operates nationally and internationally, in alliance with sympathetic professionals. Clive points me to the old Muslim Association of Britain website, dating from the days before it was in alliance with the Socialist Workers Party. Israel is powerful and in alliance with the only superpower. All the planets want us in alliance with them but we're trying to stay neutral. Campaign to Stop Killer Coke, in alliance with students, also showed up to debate them. He had urged Charles to dissolve Parliament and continue the third Dutch War in alliance with France. They are in alliance with the British section of the fundamentalist Muslim Brotherhood. Yet I also know he would rather be paired with any of them or even a guy instead of being temporarily in alliance with me. Clinton acted in alliance with NATO partners and the United Nations. The Conservatives currently run the city in alliance with the Liberal Democrats but with Labour as the largest single party. Sharp will continue to develop and sell flash memory chips in alliance with Intel Corp. Because the socialists refused to take part in government, they forced the Radicals to rule alone or in alliance with the right. Origin Middle English: from Old French aliance, from alier ‘to ally’ (see ally).
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