alliances
Formal cooperative bonds
Alliances are formal agreements between nations, groups, or individuals to cooperate for mutual benefit, especially in war or politics: NATO is a military alliance, The company formed strategic alliances with local distributors.
The word can describe any close association based on shared interests: an unlikely alliance between environmentalists and hunters.
Alliance also names the relationship itself—the state of being allied.
Allied group sharing interests
- axisRotation reference line
- ententeInformal international understanding
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
- confederacyAlliance for shared purpose
league · coalition · pact · treaty · accord · NATO · ASEAN · G7
Binding pact between nations
- accordHarmony between parties
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- compactTightly packed together
- covenantBinding formal pledge
entente · understanding · arrangement · charter · settlement · terms · commitment · pledge
Joint intellectual work
- joint ventureCollaborative business arrangement
- strategicDeliberately planned for advantage
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- consortiumCooperative group for ventures
allies · liaison · integration · fellowship · association · symbiosis · mutuality · interconnection
Union of semi-autonomous states
- mergerCorporate combination
- confederationAutonomous entities united loosely
- unificationMerging into one entity
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
convergence · fusion · coalescence · synthesis · incorporation · combination · bloc · union
Binding pact between nations
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- embassyOfficial diplomatic residence abroad
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
envoy · statecraft · accord · dialogue · mediation · convention · diplomat · delegation
bloc
Allied group sharing interests
- axisRotation reference line
- ententeInformal international understanding
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
confederacy · league · coalition · pact · treaty · accord · NATO · ASEAN · G7 · nonaligned
treaty
Binding pact between nations
covenant · entente · understanding · arrangement · charter · settlement · terms · commitment · pledge · guarantee
collaboration
Joint intellectual work
- joint ventureCollaborative business arrangement
- strategicDeliberately planned for advantage
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
consortium · allies · liaison · integration · fellowship · association · symbiosis · mutuality · interconnection · affiliation
federation
Union of semi-autonomous states
- mergerCorporate combination
- confederationAutonomous entities united loosely
- unificationMerging into one entity
consolidation · convergence · fusion · coalescence · synthesis · incorporation · combination · bloc · union · solidarity
treaty
Binding pact between nations
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- embassyOfficial diplomatic residence abroad
summit · envoy · statecraft · accord · dialogue · mediation · convention · diplomat · delegation · ratification
- Ancient MediterraneanGreek influence, treaties, colonization, conquests, trade
- foreign policydiplomacy, diplomatic negotiations, sanctions, containment, deterrence
- economic cooperationjoint ventures, trade agreements, partnerships, aid, grants
- international cooperationtreaties, trade blocs, trade deals, free trade zones, trade zones
- WWI causesassassination, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Sarajevo, militarism, nationalism
- groupsteam, teams, group, club, clubs
allianceshostilities
Active armed fighting
enmities · antagonisms · feuds · conflicts · wars
alliancesdivisions
Separate portions of something
schisms · splits · ruptures · fragmentations · dissolutions
alliancesisolationism
Policy avoiding foreign alliances
neutrality · non-alignment · independence · unilateralism · detachment
- 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