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Alliance

Meaning in military & defence, with examples

/əˈlaɪəns/nounCore term

In military & defence, alliance means: A formal agreement between countries to cooperate for shared benefit, especially for common defence; also the group of countries that make it.

In Turkish: ittifak

How it is used

Countries form, join, strengthen or leave an alliance. In official texts 'the Alliance' with a capital A usually means NATO itself. Phrases: military alliance, defence alliance, alliance members.

Example sentences

  1. Members of the alliance share the cost of common headquarters.

  2. The course explains how decisions are made inside a military alliance.

Common collocations

  • military alliance
  • defence alliance
  • form an alliance
  • join an alliance
  • alliance members
  • allyA country, organisation or person that has agreed to support and cooperate with another, especially in matters of defence.
  • NATOShort for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a political and military alliance founded in 1949 whose members agree to defend one another.
  • interoperabilityThe ability of forces, units or systems from different countries or services to work together effectively, using shared procedures and compatible equipment.
  • peacekeepingThe work of international forces, usually under a UN mandate and with the consent of the parties, who help maintain a ceasefire and protect civilians.

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