bloc
Unified interest group
A bloc is a group of countries, parties, or people united by common interests or goals: the Soviet bloc, the voting bloc.
The word emphasizes collective action—members of a bloc coordinate their positions and act together.
Political blocs form in legislatures; trade blocs negotiate as units.
Unlike "block," bloc is used only for alliances and coalitions.
Formal agreement between parties
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- accordHarmony between parties
- ententeInformal international understanding
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
partnership · league · confederation · axis · federation · compact · concordat · alignment
Gathering for celebration
- votingFormally registering a choice
- ideologyStructured belief framework
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- electionsFormal choosing of officials
legislation · caucus · lobby · opposition · majority · minority · swing · bipartisan
Unity among allies
- cohesiveTending to bond
- monolithicMassive and undifferentiated
- unifiedCombined into one
- consolidatedMerged into a whole
indivisible · lockstep · unanimous · united · front · coordinated · integrated · collective
Of Euro-American civilization
- SovietOf the USSR
- EuropeanFrom that continent
- tradingExchanging for value
- economicRelated to money systems
Asian · African · Latin · Nordic · Arab · Caribbean · Pacific · Mediterranean
Thin sharp fragment
- wingLimb enabling flight
- breakawaySudden separation from group
- dissidentsPolitical objectors
- hardlinersUncompromising faction members
moderates · reformists · separatists · fringe · radicals · contingent · subgroup · schism
pact
Formal agreement between parties
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- accordHarmony between parties
- ententeInformal international understanding
coalition · partnership · league · confederation · axis · federation · compact · concordat · alignment · affiliation
party
Gathering for celebration
- votingFormally registering a choice
- ideologyStructured belief framework
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
elections · legislation · caucus · lobby · opposition · majority · minority · swing · bipartisan · gridlock
solidarity
Unity among allies
- cohesiveTending to bond
- monolithicMassive and undifferentiated
- unifiedCombined into one
consolidated · indivisible · lockstep · unanimous · united · front · coordinated · integrated · collective · harmonized
Western
Of Euro-American civilization
economic · Asian · African · Latin · Nordic · Arab · Caribbean · Pacific · Mediterranean · Eurasian
splinter
Thin sharp fragment
- wingLimb enabling flight
- breakawaySudden separation from group
- dissidentsPolitical objectors
hardliners · moderates · reformists · separatists · fringe · radicals · contingent · subgroup · schism · defectors
- alliancesalliance, allies, ally, coalition, NATO alliance
- party politicspolitical party, party, parties, party member, party system
- Political BlocsEU, European Union, NATO alliance, Soviet Union, ASEAN
- coalitionscoalition government, coalition partner, coalition agreement, coalition building, coalition talks
- groupsteam, teams, group, club, clubs
- Eastern EuropePoland, Hungary, Romania, Ukraine, Bulgaria
- block outConceal by covering
- building blockBasic unit for construction
- writer's blockInability to produce text
- block partyNeighborhood outdoor celebration
- chopping blockSurface for cutting meat
- block offClose to prevent passage
block, blocked, blocking, blockage, blockade, roadblock, unblocked, blockbuster, blocky