Guild vs. Alliance

Guildnoun

A group or association mainly of tradespeople made up of merchants, craftspeople, or artisans for mutual aid, particularly in the Middle Ages.

Guildnoun

A corporation.

Guildnoun

(ecology) A group of diverse species that share common characteristics or habits.

Guildnoun

(video games) An organized group of players who regularly play together in a multiplayer game.

Guildnoun

An association of men belonging to the same class, or engaged in kindred pursuits, formed for mutual aid and protection; a business fraternity or corporation; as, the Stationers' Guild; the Ironmongers' Guild. They were originally licensed by the government, and endowed with special privileges and authority.

Guildnoun

A guildhall.

Guildnoun

A religious association or society, organized for charitable purposes or for assistance in parish work.

Guildnoun

a formal association of people with similar interests;

Guildnoun

a medieval association of craftsmen or merchants, often having considerable power.

Guildnoun

an association of people for mutual aid or the pursuit of a common goal.

Guildnoun

a group of species that have similar requirements and play a similar role within a community.

Guild

A guild is an association of artisans and merchants who oversee the practice of their craft/trade in a particular area. The earliest types of guild formed as organizations of tradesmen, belonging to: a professional association, a trade union, a cartel, and/or a secret society.

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.