noun
alliance
uh-LEYE-uhns
noun
1
A formal agreement or partnership between countries, groups, or people to work together for a shared goal.
"The two nations formed a military alliance against a common enemy."
"The two companies entered into a business alliance to develop the new technology."
2
A close relationship or connection more generally.
"Their alliance was cemented by years of mutual trust."
How to Use Alliance
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA partnership formed for mutual benefit, whether between countries, businesses, or people.
Common pairings
form an alliance
military alliance
strategic alliance
enter into an alliance
Word Forms
allianced past tense, alliances plural, alliances singular
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Etymology
From Old French aliance, built on the verb alier, "to bind together" — the same root as the word "ally."