Alliance | Mean of alliance in English Dictionary

/əˈlajəns/

• Noun
• a union between people, groups, countries, etc.
1. We need to form/forge/encourage a closer alliance between government and industry.
2. strengthen/weaken the alliance of western nations
3. There has been a pattern of shifting alliances in the political world.
4. The article condemns what some say is an unholy alliance between government and media.
• the state of being joined in some activity or effort
1. two nations in close alliance (with each other)
2. one nation working in alliance with another
• a group of people, countries, etc., that are joined together in some activity or effort
1. There is disagreement within the alliance about how to deal with this problem.