Allegiance vs. Alliance

Allegiancenoun

Loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler.

Allegiancenoun

The tie or obligation, implied or expressed, which a subject owes to his sovereign or government; the duty of fidelity to one's king, government, or state.

Allegiancenoun

Devotion; loyalty; as, allegiance to science.

Allegiancenoun

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

Allegiancenoun

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

Allegiance

An allegiance is a duty of fidelity said to be owed, or freely committed, by the people, subjects or citizens to their state or sovereign.

Alliancenoun

(uncountable) The state of being allied.

Alliancenoun

(countable) The act of allying or uniting.

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.

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; the act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league; as, matrimonial alliances; an alliance between church and state; an alliance between France and England.

Alliancenoun

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

Alliancenoun

The persons or parties allied.

Allianceverb

To connect by alliance; to ally.

Alliancenoun

the state of being allied or confederated

Alliancenoun

a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest;

Alliancenoun

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

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

Alliance

An alliance is a relationship among people, groups, or states that have joined together for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose, whether or not explicit agreement has been worked out among them. Members of an alliance are called allies.