alliance
Union for benefit
An alliance is a formal agreement between parties—typically nations, organizations, or individuals—to cooperate for mutual benefit or protection.
Countries form military alliances; businesses form strategic alliances.
The word extends to any close association based on shared interests: an unlikely alliance between environmentalists and hunters.
Alliance implies commitment stronger than mere cooperation but allows partners to retain independence.
Allied group sharing interests
- axisRotation reference line
- ententeInformal international understanding
- confederacyAlliance for shared purpose
- leagueAssociation or distance unit
cartel · confederation · consortium · syndicate · combine · pact · partnership · association
Joint intellectual work
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- synergyCombined effect exceeding components
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
joint venture · mutualism · reciprocity · symbiosis · mutual aid · combined effort · interplay · solidarity
Binding pact between nations
- accordHarmony between parties
- pactFormal agreement between parties
- compactTightly packed together
- covenantBinding formal pledge
protocol · convention · understanding · deal · bargain · arrangement · settlement · truce
Autonomous entities united loosely
- mergerCorporate combination
- amalgamationUniting into one
- unificationMerging into one entity
- integrationCombining into a whole
consolidation · convergence · fusion · conglomeration · commonwealth · bloc · supranational · EU
Unity among allies
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- togethernessState of close connection
kinship · bonding · loyalty · esprit de corps · common bond · community · concord · harmony
Official foreign representative
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- embassyOfficial diplomatic residence abroad
- consulateForeign diplomatic office
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
negotiation · mediation · bilateral · multilateral · foreign relations · statecraft · diplomacy · rapprochement
bloc
Allied group sharing interests
- axisRotation reference line
- ententeInformal international understanding
- confederacyAlliance for shared purpose
league · cartel · confederation · consortium · syndicate · combine · pact · partnership · association · guild
collaboration
Joint intellectual work
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- synergyCombined effect exceeding components
coordination · joint venture · mutualism · reciprocity · symbiosis · mutual aid · combined effort · interplay · solidarity · common cause
treaty
Binding pact between nations
covenant · protocol · convention · understanding · deal · bargain · arrangement · settlement · truce · armistice
confederation
Autonomous entities united loosely
- mergerCorporate combination
- amalgamationUniting into one
- unificationMerging into one entity
integration · consolidation · convergence · fusion · conglomeration · commonwealth · bloc · supranational · EU · NATO
solidarity
Unity among allies
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
togetherness · kinship · bonding · loyalty · esprit de corps · common bond · community · concord · harmony · consensus
ambassador
Official foreign representative
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- embassyOfficial diplomatic residence abroad
- consulateForeign diplomatic office
summit · negotiation · mediation · bilateral · multilateral · foreign relations · statecraft · diplomacy · rapprochement · détente
- connectionslink, links, connect, connection, tie
- history termsempire, dynasty, colonialism, Renaissance, Enlightenment
- collaborationteamwork, partnership, co-creation, sharing, coordination
- reality TVSurvivor, contestant, The Bachelor, elimination, The Bachelorette
- togethernesstogether, united, unity, togetherness, bonding
- unityunite, bond, solidarity, cooperation, togetherness
allianceenmity
Bitter, lasting ill will
hostility · opposition · antagonism · rivalry · conflict
allianceestrangement
Emotional separation between people
alienation · disaffection · isolation · detachment · neutrality
alliancedissolution
Breaking up completely
breakup · split · division · rupture · separation
- unholy alliancePartnership between unlikely, corrupt parties
- military allianceMutual defense agreement between nations
- uneasy alliance
- shifting alliances
- political allianceCooperative pact between factions
- Rebel AllianceInsurgent coalition opposing tyranny