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Collocations for alliance - noun

ADJECTIVE

broad
The organization is a broad alliance of many different groups.
grand
close
powerful, strong
fragile, loose, uneasy
a loose alliance of opposition groups
The uneasy alliance between such different people just cannot last.
shifting
the shifting alliances among the various political groups
formal, informal
strategic, working
unholy
an unholy alliance between the Fascists and the Communists
unlikely
temporary
global, transatlantic, Western
defensive, military
electoral (esp. BrE), political
opposition
marriage

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VERB + alliance

have
They have alliances with other companies.
seek
announce
build, build up, create, develop, enter into, establish, forge, form, make, strike up
The government has tried to forge alliances with environmentalists.
join
Seven more countries have been invited to join the alliance.
cement, strengthen
The marriage was meant to cement the alliance between the two countries.
To cement the alliance with England, Charles married Margaret, sister of the English king.
maintain
seek

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PREPOSITION

in alliance with
The government, in alliance with the army, has decided to ban all public meetings for a month.
alliance against
old alliances against enemies that no longer exist
alliance between
an alliance between the USSR and India
alliance with
an alliance with China

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PHRASES

alliance of convenience
It was an alliance of convenience, not of conviction.

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