blocnoun [ C ]
uk/blɒk/us/blɑːk/a group of countries or people that have similar political interests:
The European Union is a powerful trading/trade bloc.
the former Eastern/Communist bloc countries
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- buffer state
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- glasnost
- Group of Eight
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- the Allies
- the Geneva Convention
- the House of Representatives
- the Kremlin
- the new world order
- the North-South divide
- UNESCO
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