Allegiance vs. Alliance

Allegiance vs. Alliance — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Allegiance and Alliance

Allegiancenoun

Loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler.

Alliancenoun

(uncountable) The state of being allied.

matrimonial alliances; an alliance between church and state, or between two countries

Allegiancenoun

the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action;

his long commitment to public servicethey felt no loyalty to a losing team

Alliancenoun

(countable) The act of allying or uniting.

Allegiancenoun

the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)

Alliancenoun

(countable) A union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league.

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Alliancenoun

(countable) Any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity.

Alliancenoun

(with the definite article) The persons or parties allied.

Allianceverb

(obsolete) To connect or unite by alliance; to ally.

Alliancenoun

the state of being allied or confederated

Alliancenoun

a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest;

the shifting alliances within a large familytheir friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them

Alliancenoun

an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty

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Alliancenoun

a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim

Alliancenoun

the act of forming an alliance or confederation