English > alignment: 4 senses > noun 1, group| Meaning | An organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty. |
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| Synonyms | alliance, coalition, alinement |
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| Members | ally | A friendly nation |
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| Narrower | Allies | In World War I the alliance of Great Britain and France and Russia and all the other nations that became allied with them in opposing the Central Powers |
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| Allies | The alliance of nations that fought the Axis in World War II and which (with subsequent additions) signed the charter of the United Nations in 1945 |
| Axis | In World War II the alliance of Germany and Italy in 1936 which later included Japan and other nations |
| Central Powers | In World War I the alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary and other nations allied with them in opposing the Allies |
| Northern Alliance, United Front | A multiethnic alliance in Afghanistan who practice a moderate form of Islam and are united in their opposition to the Taliban |
| allies | An alliance of nations joining / joining together to fight a common enemy |
| bloc, axis | A group of countries in special alliance |
| combination | An alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes) |
| entente, entente cordiale | An informal alliance between countries |
| popular front | A leftist coalition organized against a common opponent |
| world organization, world organisation, international organization, international organisation, global organization | An international alliance involving many different countries |
| Broader | organization, organisation | A group of people who work together |
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| Opposite | nonalignment, nonalinement | People (or countries) who are not aligned with other people (or countries) in a pact or treaty |
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| Spanish | alianza, coalición |
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| Catalan | aliança, coalició |
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| Verbs | align | align oneself with a group or a way of thinking |
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