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Alliance

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.

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Broader term 8

Accord 76% connected

Agreement or concurrence of opinion, will, or action; harmony of mind; consent; assent.

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Coalition 76% connected

The act of coalescing; union into a body or mass, as of separate bodies or parts; as, a coalition of atoms.

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Connection 76% connected

The act of connecting, or the state of being connected; junction; union; alliance; relationship.

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Connexion 76% connected

Connection. See Connection.

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Fusion 76% connected

The act or operation of melting or rendering fluid by heat; the act of melting together; as, the fusion of metals.

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Organization 76% connected

The act of organizing; the act of arranging in a systematic way for use or action; as, the organization of an army, or of a deliberative body.

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Pact 76% connected

An agreement; a league; a compact; a covenant.

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Treaty 76% connected

The act of treating for the adjustment of differences, as for forming an agreement; negotiation.

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Allies 76% connected

of Ally

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Axis 76% connected

The spotted deer (Cervus axis or Axis maculata) of India, where it is called hog deer and parrah (Moorish name).

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Combination 76% connected

The act or process of combining or uniting persons and things.

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Align 74% connected

To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line; to aline.

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Align 74% connected

To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line; to aline.

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Confederate 74% connected

United in a league; allied by treaty; engaged in a confederacy; banded together; allied.

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Confederate 74% connected

United in a league; allied by treaty; engaged in a confederacy; banded together; allied.

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Ally 70% connected

To unite, or form a connection between, as between families by marriage, or between princes and states by treaty, league, or confederacy; -- often fo…

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Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a member, substance or component part.

Synonym 5

Alignment 92% connected

The act of adjusting to a line; arrangement in a line or lines; the state of being so adjusted; a formation in a straight line; also, the line of adj…

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Alinement 92% connected

Same as Alignment.

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Bond 92% connected

That which binds, ties, fastens, or confines, or by which anything is fastened or bound, as a cord, chain, etc.; a band; a ligament; a shackle or a m…

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Coalition 92% connected

The act of coalescing; union into a body or mass, as of separate bodies or parts; as, a coalition of atoms.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Confederation 92% connected

The act of confederating; a league; a compact for mutual support; alliance, particularly of princes, nations, or states.

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