political alliance

collocation in English

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political
adjective
uk
/pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/us
/pəˈlɪt̬.ə.kəl/
relating ...
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alliance
noun[C]
uk
/əˈlaɪ.əns/us
/əˈlaɪ.əns/
a group of countries, political parties, or people who have agreed to work together because of shared interests ...
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(Definition ofpoliticalandalliancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Yet, just as in the case of the tariff, nopoliticalalliancematerialized.
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These objects may by this time have been incorporated into rituals used to proclaim new forms ofpoliticalalliance.
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We have apoliticalalliancebetween ourselves and those countries.
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However, we have an odd sort ofpoliticalalliancetoday.
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Here, the system will be called a political cartel to recognize it as an economic system with apoliticalallianceat its core.
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The formation of opposition presented the activists with a readymade political ally, but their growing involvement also precluded other possible forms ofpoliticalalliance.
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For their successful implementation, liberalizing labour reforms also depend on the existence of apoliticalallianceprepared to discard corporatist approaches in favour of a liberal alternative.
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It was a military andpoliticalalliance—both aspects were important.
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It is apoliticalallianceintended to safeguard the freedom of our people.
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Her marriage was simply apoliticalalliance.
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The meeting renewed theirpoliticalalliance.
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It is impossible to imagine that the over-archingpoliticalalliancecould continue for long if that happened.
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Thepoliticalallianceof the triumvirate was crumbling.
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First, they agreed to form a regionalpoliticalalliancebetween many of their different movements.
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In addition to being apoliticalalliance, it is also a love match.
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They formed a lasting friendship, which would become a significantpoliticalalliancein later decades.
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He said that he support apoliticalalliancefor the parliamentary election of 2012.
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Growing economic closeness also seemed to suggest a growingpoliticalalliance.
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Chairmen do so because they believe in the parliamentary process, not because they are committed to a partypoliticalallianceor line—they save that for other occasions.
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Thepoliticalalliancehas strongly stabilized and, with rare exceptions, most of the coalition partners maintain loyalty to the alliance.
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Indeed, there was no longer a regime in the sense of a relatively stablepoliticalallianceand functioning bureaucracy.
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The confederation had become so close apoliticalalliancethat it no longer tolerated separatist tendencies in its members.
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Thepoliticalalliancehave strongly stabilized in such a manner that, with rare exceptions, most of the coalition partners stick their loyalty to the alliance.
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Primary elections are one means by which a political party or apoliticalalliancenominates candidates for an upcoming general election or by-election.
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